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Splendid ghost moth (♀)
Aenetus ligniveren
-37.8993, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
This gorgeous gal flew in from the back yard attracted to our lights. About 70mm wingspan. Like the other Hepialids she was quite happy to clamber onto my fingers.
Habitat:
From an outer urban back yard surrounded by nature reserves and national park.
Notes:
The larvae of these spend a few years inside a tunnel in a shrubby stem, covered at day time with a silk and sawdust curtain, and coming out at night to feed on leaves. The male of these looks very different - green with some white lines over the wings.. <br>
South-eastern Australia including Tasmania. <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2a…
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PublishedDecember 1, 2014
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