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Snout Moth

Entometa chlorosacca

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A pale yellow moth with long tented wings that had a tinge of brown along the trailing margin. The fore wings appeared to flare out past the costa and showed a faint dark spot in the middle of the wing. Mouth parts were drawn out like a snout. Antennae were feathery.
Wingspan about 50 mm.

Habitat:

Spotted under bright lights near a sports field bordered by native trees.

Notes:

ID needs confirmation

http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=74792

Family: Lasiocampidae

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Entometa chlorosacca

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PublishedApril 2, 2014

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