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Wattle Snout Moth

Pararguda nasuta

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Field Notes

Description:

2.5 to 3 cm with brown heart shaped wings and small, bent antenna. It has a huge snout. 2 black or dark spots on wings and two thin bands across wings although faint

Habitat:

Asleep among Casuarina needles by a path in a park

Notes:

finally something with a common name! As usual this is a tentative identification

Reference Links:

Pararguda nasuta, Pararguda nasuta

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