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Plumed Looper - male
Chloroclystis approximata
-37.8931, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
A pale moth wirth a wingspan of 30 mm and scalloped brown patterns on the wings. This moth had a fringe of pinkish brown setae along each costa near the wing base and a costal bulge near the apices of the wings - features suggesting that this is a male moth.
Habitat:
Attracted to bright lights. Larvae are said to feed on Rosaceae(prunus) and Mimosaceae (silver wattle). These plants are in abundance in the area.
Notes:
Family: Geometridae <br>
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Reference Links:
Chloroclystis approximata
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 9, 2015
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