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Chloroclystis sp Family: Geometridae : Larentiinae
A small brownish moth with a wingspan of about 20mm. Fore wings were stretched at right angles to the body. Both pairs of wings had wavy patterns with multiple colours. Thick but soft hairs were seen along the median edges of the hind wings.
outside garden shed
The colourful transverse wavy patterns on the wings give these moths their name "carpet moths".
Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 6, 2012
2 Comments
a beautiful moth when one gets past "brown"
Subtle colours like 'mother of pearl' .