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Proteuxoa tortisigna (♀)
Proteuxoa tortisigna
-37.8957, 145.315
Field Notes
Description:
A small, attractive moth about 16mm long, mostly dark brown, with a pale buff, straight, thick line on the costal margin, two very white small punctuation marks inside that and a light tan coloured furry collar. This one looks to be female.
Habitat:
This small moth pounced on me in a darker area of the local school grounds at night. Not attracted to lights?
Notes:
Also called the 'Streaked Rictonis Moth' the larvae feed on poaceae. <br>
family :NOCTUIDAE <br>
subfamily: Acronictinae <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Proteuxoa+tortisigna#
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 15, 2014
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