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Casbia Moth

Casbia farinalis

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This pale moth had a wing span of about 25 mm. each wing showed an attractive trident pattern with a brown background. Antennae were feathery (pic 2).

Habitat:

Seen in a nature reserve.

Notes:

There is some variation in the wing markings as can be seen here:

http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Casbia… <br>

Family: geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae

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Casbia farinalis

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PublishedSeptember 13, 2014

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