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Rufous Snout Moth

Paraguda rufescens

Description:

pink/maroon coloured moth , very bushy ..white markings on the very edge of wings like stitching , orange antennae ,pointed snout like nose area.

Habitat:

Coastal region 200m from ocean and bay inlet area , dominated gum and eucalypt trees with smaller shrubs

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Rufous Snout Moth
Paraguda rufescens Pararguda rufescens


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3 Comments

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID Mark ...appreciate it :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Oh well.... para something or other was close :-) http://www.bencruachan.org/blog/ponds/pn...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

This one is interesting. Most of it looks like a Paralaea sp. maybe P sarcodes but something is wrong with the outer wing margins... (too straight and white dots) Hmmm..... http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Binalong Bay, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Oct 9, 2014
Submitted on Oct 14, 2014

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