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Dissomorphia Moth - ♂
Dissomorphia australiaria
-37.8997, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive with a wing span of 30 mm. Wings were brown with a reddish tinge in the hind wings. The colour appeared to deepen near the trailing margins. The hind wings had angled margins and a short silky fringe. Each fore wing had an ochre coloured patch with dark borders, near the costal margin and a blurred dark band running across all wings appeared to link the two spots.
Antennae were feathered.
Habitat:
Spotted under bright lights -suburban garden near national park
Notes:
The female of this species can be seen in this spotting
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111826010
Larvae of this species feed on Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Reference Links:
Dissomorphia australiaria
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 3, 2014
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