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Tortricid moth
Acropolitis excelsa
-37.8955, 145.314
Field Notes
Description:
I thought this was a small piece of loose bark until I poke it and it walked off. About 12mm long. Superb camouflage on rough tree bark. Pretty hard to see on this stone wall too.
Habitat:
Drawn to lights at a local school.
Notes:
Apparently feeds on Manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis). Synonymous with Acropolitis xuthobapta. Found across south-eastern Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:02…
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Photographed
PublishedAugust 26, 2013
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