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Sandava xylistis

Sandava xylistis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 22mm across. Patterns include fine wavy lines, solid grey and brown patches and spots, This one is a particularly fresh and intact example with most of it's scales.

Habitat:

Nature reserve adjoining national park.

Notes:

superfamily: NOCTUOIDEA <br>
family: NOCTUIDAE <br>
subfamily: Hypeninae <br>
genus: Sandava <br>

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Sandava+xylistis

Reference Links:

Facts about Sandava xylistis, Sandava xylistis, Lepidoptera Diary: November 2009

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Sorry bayucca the fun is over. It's a Noctuid.
bayucca
There are 2 species of Caramello, Caramello durus and Caramello mollis. Personally I prefer Caramello mollis, as a professional I prefer Caramello durus.
Mark Ridgway
Ha! Such names are fun while they last Doc. Hopefully not too long.... zz's for now.

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