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Forester Moth

Pollanisus sp.

Photo by Vinny
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Field Notes

Description:

Metallic blue moth approx. 1.5cm long.

Habitat:

Box-ironbark Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Forester Moth

Pollanisus sp.

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NuwanChathuranga
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Satin Green Forester

Pollanisus sp.

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bayucca
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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Wow ID help stacked to the roof :) Nice find Vinny. I'm still waiting to get my first one. A greenish one escaped me the other day.
Vinny
Thanks Nuwan, Ernst and bayucca, stunning little moth good to have a name for it.
bayucca
Zygaenidae, Procridinae, Pollanisus sp., my closest guess would be Pollanisus viridipulverulenta or Pollanisus apicalis. They are both very similar and the blue glim may disappear during life due to the easy loss of scales. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Pollanisus#tab_gallery

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