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Australothis rubrescens (♀)
Australothis rubrescens
-37.8958, 145.314
Field Notes
Description:
Moth about 24mm long. Hind wings seem mostly white with a dark patch near the outer margin, The actual margin is a fine band of white, pink, blue. Thorax looks to be creamy white fur. Antennae fine simple (F?)
Habitat:
Attracted to mercury vapour lights at the local school.
Notes:
family: NOCTUIDAE <br>
subfamily: Heliothinae <br>
genus: Australothis <br>
species: Australothis rubrescens <br>
Found over most of Australia http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:02… plus Norfolk Island and a few records from New Zealand. Colours can vary from bright pink to tan to pale cream. Also a pattern of spots may become clearer or be absent. This one is at least as pink as any other images on the net but has little sign of the spots displayed on some others. <br> Here's a pale spotted version http://bie.ala.org.au/repo/1013/128/1286308/largeRaw.jpg and here's another tan coloured one http://bie.ala.org.au/repo/1013/128/1285829/largeRaw.jpg <br> Thanks to Stephen Thorpe again for this ID.
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