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Forest Heath Moth

Zeuctophlebia squalidata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A geometrid moth with a wing span of about 20 mm. The submarginal areas of the wings were dark with black spots bordering the wings. The costa showed two dark patches and each fore wing had a well marked black spot.
Antennae -pectinate. Possibly male.

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve.

Notes:

Thanks to Peter Marriott for the ID

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae

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Zeuctophlebia squalidata

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