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Forester Moth

Pollanisus sp.

Description:

Metallic blue moth approx. 1.5cm long.

Habitat:

Box-ironbark Forest

2 Species ID Suggestions

Forester Moth
Pollanisus sp. Imagos of Australian ZYGAENIDAE
bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Satin Green Forester
Pollanisus sp. Pollanisus apicalis


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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Wow ID help stacked to the roof :) Nice find Vinny. I'm still waiting to get my first one. A greenish one escaped me the other day.

Vinny
Vinny 9 years ago

Thanks Nuwan, Ernst and bayucca, stunning little moth good to have a name for it.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Zygaenidae, Procridinae, Pollanisus sp., my closest guess would be Pollanisus viridipulverulenta or Pollanisus apicalis. They are both very similar and the blue glim may disappear during life due to the easy loss of scales.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Pollanisus...

Vinny
Spotted by
Vinny

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 18, 2014
Submitted on Oct 18, 2014

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