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| Chrysodeixis eriosoma | Yesterday | WendyEM | ||
| Proteuxoa tortisigna | Yesterday | TimL |
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The moth was sighted emerging from a small patch of earth adjacent to a brick wall. The moth was clearly struggling to inflate its wings and to progress up the wall. Close inspection showed that a part of the hard shell had failed to come away from the moth’s head, leaving what appeared as a dark face mask. As seen in the second and last images, the moth only had limited vision which was downwards. The moth was eventually left on a bush with its wings fully inflated but with the mask still in place. Close up details of the feature are provided in following sighting 4730744 for NatureMapr’s records.
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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