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Lycid Mimic Concealer Moth

Snellenia sp.?

Description:

15mm long. The moth in the images has its wings slightly parted and I remember them being overlaid when it was captured so it may be showing a posture that is not quite normal

Habitat:

Coastal suburban with remnant bushland and swamps all about

Notes:

#jaffa moth This moth has marked differences from the Snellenia lineata http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/130... This moth has red fluff on its head and a woolly red thorax. It is larger, Its legs have less spines. The wings have no veins and the black fringe is more profuse and more black. This is a female

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2 Comments

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

updated

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

identified

StephenSolomons
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StephenSolomons

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Nov 10, 2013
Submitted on Nov 10, 2013

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