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Tortricid moth

Acropolitis excelsa

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

11mm long. Patterns of cream, yellow, purple. Wings locked down to resting surface.

Habitat:

Attracted to mercury lights at local school.

Notes:

The caterpillar feeds on Manna Gum ( Eucalyptus viminalis )

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Acropolitis excelsa

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