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Black Gelechioid Moth

Ardozyga nyctias

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Field Notes

Description:

1cm - 12mm. Black moth with narrow bell bell wing config. It has extended "shoulders" on the wings and beige epaulettes. A few white dots on each wing with a dotted black and white line along the rear edge. Legs are black on the top half and black and white striped on the lower half

Habitat:

On a twig asleep at night in a garden

Notes:

File #black moth 2013 0406
referenced A Guide to Australian Moths. Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards. p 87. CSIRO Publishing 2007

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Ardozyga nyctias

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Mark Ridgway
Wow well done. It often goes that way and I also like when you're searching for something else entirely you happen across one of your own ID's.
StephenSolomons
I had given up on ever identifying this one...identified!
Mark Ridgway
That's actually a snappy looking moth. Good one.

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PublishedApril 6, 2013

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