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Geometrid (Acodia sp.) male

Acodia sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

24mm wingspan; patterns of pink, orange, black, white on both fore and hind wings.

Habitat:

Found under very strong lights at night in suburban car lot adjacent to National Park.

Notes:

Thanks to Peter Marriott for ID .
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
http://lepbarcoding.org/geometridae/species_checklists.php

Uncommon.

Reference Links:

Acodia - Overview, BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser

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