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Thalaina clara (♀)
Thalaina clara
-37.8567, 145.322
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful and delicate moth mostly pure white but with strongly outlined, rust coloured lines crossing the wings in an 'N' shape and following the wing margins. Approximately 22mm long with a wingspan of about 50mm.
Habitat:
Resting on a wall in a local nature reserve adjoining a large national park.
Notes:
In Melbourne, the pupa is formed in September and the adults emerge at the beginning of May, so this one is a little early. Larvae feed on Acacia mearnsii and Acacia dealbata <br> Also known as Clara's Satin moth <br>
family: GEOMETRIDAE <br>
subfamily: Ennominae <br>
tribe: Nacophorini <br>
Distribution in Australia http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.t… <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Thalaina+clara#
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PublishedApril 16, 2014
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