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Unknown Moth

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This grey moth was about 15 mm long. the pale grey wings had dark patches and small raised tufts of setae along the middle of each fore wing. Submarginal area showed small dark dots. Thorax was a pale grey.
Labial palps - ? recurved

Habitat:

Spotted under bright lights near a sports field (native trees & shrubs around)

Notes:

Could only get a single shot of this little moth. There were many such small moths on the wall this night and they were very active making it difficult to get good photos.

No ID yet for this one..

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