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Platyptilia Plume Moth

Platyptilia emissalis

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This plume moth had a wing sapn of 20 mm. It was pale with dark brown patterns along the costa with a line of brown to the tornus of the fore wing. The abdomen and legs showed shades fo brown.

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve.

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:ed1048…

Notes:

Larvae are said to feed on Digger's speedwell
http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2003/derwentia-perfoliata.html

Family: Pterophoridae
Subfamily: Pterphorinae

http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=78946

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Platyptilia emissalis

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Comments (3)
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks. After seeing many of the smaller and plainer species, this was an exciting find !
Mark Ridgway
Nice to find an indigenous one... and with interesting patterns.
staccyh
Nice find Leuba, I love these moths.

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