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Oecophorid moth

Garrha absumptella

Description:

18mm length; mottled brown moth with hints of orange and indigo

Habitat:

on cut timber post at night artificial light

Notes:

We had one night last week when dozens of different moths appeared near outside light.
subfamily OECOPHORINAE; Wingia; Wingia Subgroup 12; Garrha; G absumptella

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5 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Wingia 12; Garrha

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Nice photo and spotting

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

You are Lucky there is good information on Australian Fauna on net.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Thanks Ashish.. that's a starting point. I'm wondering whether I should have got all these moths.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Type of Brown Snout moth.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 24, 2012
Submitted on Feb 28, 2012

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