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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Sighting 4201354

Phaeophlebosia furcifera

Forked Footman at Fyshwick, ACT

Phaeophlebosia furcifera at Fyshwick, ACT - 1 Mar 2019 09:25 AM
Phaeophlebosia furcifera at Fyshwick, ACT - 1 Mar 2019 09:25 AM
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Phaeophlebosia furcifera 14 Mar 2019 ibaird
Phaeophlebosia furcifera 7 Mar 2019 GlennCocking
Unverified 2 Mar 2019 rawshorty

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A small Moth?

5 comments

donhe wrote:
   3 Mar 2019
approx wingspan?
rawshorty wrote:
   3 Mar 2019
15mm from memory
donhe wrote:
   3 Mar 2019
The up-curled abdomen suggests Pyraloidea, but I do not know any with that wing pattern.
donhe wrote:
   8 Mar 2019
The splitting of the veins looks wrong for Phaeophlebosia furcifera.
ibaird wrote:
   8 Mar 2019
P. furcifera looks quite feasible to me, particularly the complimentary visible markings on the LHS hindwing and their colour - notwithstanding we are dealing with a blurred image.

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