Mataeomera coccophaga

Brown Scale-moth at Kambah, ACT

Mataeomera coccophaga at Kambah, ACT - 3 Dec 2017
Mataeomera coccophaga at Kambah, ACT - 3 Dec 2017
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Mataeomera coccophaga 4 Feb 2020 GlennCocking
Mataeomera mesotaenia 9 Dec 2017 ibaird
Mataeomera mesotaenia 4 Dec 2017 GlennCocking
Eublemma cochylioides 4 Dec 2017 donhe
Unidentified 4 Dec 2017 Christine

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Seen during butterfly walk

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donhe wrote:
   5 Dec 2017
size?
Christine wrote:
   5 Dec 2017
Quite small. Around a half inch.
donhe wrote:
   5 Dec 2017
Isn't Mataeomera mesotaenia rather larger than a half inch?
GlennCocking wrote:
   6 Dec 2017
The wingspan of a spread specimen is about 2cm, but I think the length or width of a specimen with this posture wouldn't be much more than half an inch.
GlennCocking wrote:
   4 Feb 2020
See species description for this and other Mataeomera species

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