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Stathmopoda Moth
Stathmopoda melanochroa
-37.8955, 145.315
Field Notes
Description:
A small white moth with dark markings and a wingspan of about 20mm. Hind legs covered with long bristles and spikes were held out and away from the body.
Antennae were feathery -? male
Habitat:
this moth was spotted on a building wall in a football oval. The area had mixed native trees.
Notes:
Moth caterpillar feed on scale insects (Coccidae) and have been introduced in New Zealand as a scale control.
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Stathmopodinae
Reference Links:
Stathmopoda melanochroa
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 26, 2013
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