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Winter Carpet - female

Larentia apotoma

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A dark moth with a wing span of about 25 mm. Apices of the fore wings were down pointing with a sharp tip. Both fore wings showed minute dark specks and two dark bands enclosing an area with diffuse dark patterns.

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve with native trees.

Notes:

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

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Larentia apotoma

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PublishedJune 23, 2014

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