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Oenosandra boisduvallii (♂)
Oenosandra boisduvallii
-37.8571, 145.322
Field Notes
Description:
About 24mm long. Grey with a sprinkling of black and yellow specks and three wavy black bands. White collar around a snubby face..
Habitat:
Clinging to a lighting grill in a local nature reserve.
Notes:
Also called 'Boisduval's Autumn moth'. These are in a group called stub moths - Oenosandridae. They have flat faces, there are only 8 named species, 6 of those are found in Victoria. The female of this one is almost a negative in appearance - white with a broad black lateral line. Larvae feed on eucalyptus. Wingspan approximately 50mm. <br>
superfamily: NOCTUOIDEA <br>
family: OENOSANDRIDAE <br>
Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.t…
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Photographed
PublishedApril 9, 2014
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