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Crossed Footman - male

Thallarcha albicollis

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

With a wing span of about 25 mm this handsome moth had beautiful crossed patterns of black and brown on its fore wings and a black band on the thorax. Antennae were feathered suggesting that this was a male moth.

Habitat:

Spotted under bright lights on after a warm afternoon.

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Thallarcha+albicollis

Notes:

The hind wings are said t be yellow with black apices.

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Lithosiinae

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Thallarcha albicollis

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