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Scopula rubraria

Scopula rubraria

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A delicate small moth about 15mm long. Front-up posture, leg spines, fine smooth antennae.

Habitat:

On a car next to a national park forest.

Notes:

Caterpillars eat leaves from herbaceous plants especially Buckhorn Plantain. Common. Found in all Australian states except WA. <br>
Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.t… <br>
family: GEOMETRIDAE <br>
subfamily: Sterrhinae <br>
genus: Scopula <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Scopula+rubraria#

Reference Links:

Scopula rubraria, Scopula rubraria

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