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Crambid moth

Nomophila corticalis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 25mm long. Snouty, front-up posture. Tented wings at rest. Thin pale legs with spines.

Habitat:

Attracted to mercury vapour lights at local school.

Notes:

Thanks J for the ID. Variable.
Pyraloidea + Crambidae + Nomophila +...
Feeds on Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Polygonaceae.

Reference Links:

Nomophila corticalis - Overview, Nomophila corticalis, Nomophila corticalis

Species ID Suggestions

Veneer Moth

Nomophila corticalis

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (1)
Jacob Gorneau
A school with mercury vapor lights?? :-) Now, THAT is my kind of school!!

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2013

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