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Fairy Moth
Nemophora sparsella
-37.9083, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
An 8 mm moth with glittering zones of rainbow colours. The wings were tented with fringed trailing margins curving slightly inwards.. Antennae were long and filamentous.
Habitat:
Spotted feeding on flowers on a Kunzea plant - Glenfern Valley Bushland Reserve.
Occurrence: Found from southern Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania.
Notes:
A very exciting find for me. The moth is small but amazingly attractive. <br>
It is believed that the larvae of these moths probably feed on Bursaria spinosa (box thorn) as pupal cases have been found inside seed pods of the plant. <br>
Family: Adelidae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 8, 2015
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