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Plume moth

Stangeia xerodes

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 20mm wingspan. Nice to find one with color and pattern.

Habitat:

On low acacia next to a stream. Local nature reserve.

Notes:

Pterophoridae <br> Thanks to Donald Hobern for correcting the ID

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Stangeia xerodes

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PublishedDecember 7, 2015

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