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plume moth

Pterophorus

Photo by Leon van Zyl
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Species ID Suggestions

plume moth

Pterophorus

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dhobern
See also: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=pterophorusalbidus&tag_mode=all&sort=relevance&user_id=25401497%40N02
dhobern
Quite possibly <i>Pterophorus albidus</i>, which was originally described from South Africa and which has the black spots at least very close to where these are: http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Pterophoridae/Pterophorus/Pterophorus%20albidus.htm

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