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Paralaea porphyrinaria
Paralaea porphyrinaria
-37.8947, 145.302
Field Notes
Description:
About 40mm long. Aligned along the edge of a eucalyptus leaf; fine blue dorsal line, two fine yellow lines along each shoulder; red spiricules; head flattened with red pads divided vertically; eight pseudo legs.
Habitat:
Eucalyptus leaves; this one edging a local sports park.
Notes:
A geometrid found in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW. The moth becomes an unusual looking brown moth with red venation; a face with a forehead tuft that resembles a hedgehog.... here's the moth spotted 3 months later http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/30735028
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 6, 2013
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