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Pale Cup Moth

Doratifera pinguis

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small cup moth with tented wings and a thick mane of setae covering its head and thorax. Wings showed bands of smudged dark brown and pale brown patterns with highlighted veins.
Wing span would have been about 30 mm.

Habitat:

Spotted on a building wall under bright lights, near a national park (Dandenong Ranges) <br>

Occurrence record: <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:62…

Notes:

Family: Limacodidae

Reference Links:

Doratifera pinguis - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
Yes pale. Most of our cuppies have stronger markings.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedDecember 11, 2016

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