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Horehound Plume Moth

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Resting under lights on a roadside lamp post. About 24mm wing span.

Habitat:

Roadside next to Dandenong Ranges National Park.

Notes:

Introduced species. <br>
family: PTEROPHORIDAE <br>
subfamily: PTEROPHORINAE <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Wheeleria%20spilodactylus#

Reference Links:

Wheeleria spilodactylus, Wheeleria spilodactylus

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Comments (3)
Liana
That first shot is incredible!!! Thank you for sharing :)

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedOctober 26, 2015

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