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Forest Heath Moth

Zeuctophlebia squalidata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small geometrid moth with a wing span of 20 mm. The wings were a pale brown with a broad central band bordered anteriorly by a pale wavy line and posteriorly by a dark-edged pale line running from the apices to the middle of the inner margins. Each fore wing showed a small black spot.
A line of faint dark spots were seen along the trailing margins.

Habitat:

Spotted near a sports field with native trees and grass.

Notes:

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae

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