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Southern Old Lady Moth

Dasypodia selenophora

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Quite large (75mm?) entered house at night and stayed on the bathroom wall until following day.

Habitat:

Dry sclerophyll forest and houses

Notes:

Possible caterpillar can be seen at http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/selen.html

Reference Links:

Dasypodia selenophora, Southern Old Lady Moth (Dasypodia selenophora)

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Comments (1)
Carol Snow Milne
I found a few moths late November. I really like them. Good one!

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PublishedNovember 24, 2011

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