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Twig looper

Ectropis excursaria

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A mottled grey moth looking exactly like tree bark.
This is a Geometridae (looper) moth

Reference Links:

Ectropis excursaria, Sighting - BowerBird

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Ectropis excursaria http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/5393 Thanks for the ID from Peter Marriott

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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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