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Lucerne Looper
Zermizinga sinuata
-37.8959, 145.315
Field Notes
Description:
A grey felty moth with thin black, brown and white wavy lines on the upper side of both fore- and hind-wings.
Wing span of about 30 mm. Antennae held out.
Habitat:
Spotted under bright lights - near mixed native trees.
Notes:
Larvae are said to prefer Fabaceae ( like Lucerne) and also seen to feed on Spearmint and Monterey Pine.
My thanks to Peter Marriott for the ID.
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Reference Links:
Zermizinga sinuata
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 23, 2013
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