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Sandava scitisignata

Sandava scitisignata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A pretty medium sized moth with bold patterns of orange, white, black. About 30mm across.

Habitat:

Resting on a wall in BBQ area within a nature reserve incorporating stringybark, acacias, pomaderris, pittosporum, assorted woody shrubs and grasses.

Notes:

Sandava scitisignata male... 'Fungus eating moth' found in
Tasmania,
South Australia,
Western Australia,
Queensland,
New South Wales,
Australian Capital Territory,
Victoria

subfamily: Hypeninae

distribution in Aust. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Sandava+scitisignata#

Species ID Suggestions

Sandava scitisignata

Sandava scitisignata

Comments (2)

Thanks Martin - I was editing it and found your works after saving :-)
That is one colorful moth They eat lichen,; who would have guessed. I saw a similar one in Sydney that gave the genus away. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10252629

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