doii
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Post by doii on Apr 13, 2018 12:17:25 GMT
Hello! the following moth was found mid-day in the north-western suburbs of Victoria, Australia. Some details include: - 3.5cm (1.5") - White hair - Black head with red on the center  frontal viewside view |
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Post by nomad on Apr 13, 2018 13:39:01 GMT
Without providing an image I do not hold out much hope of an ID.
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ciervo
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Post by ciervo on Apr 13, 2018 15:56:26 GMT
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ciervo
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Post by ciervo on Apr 13, 2018 20:38:56 GMT
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doii
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Post by doii on Apr 14, 2018 10:44:31 GMT
Sorry for making it a tad difficult to identify. I've added a link of the photo taken
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doii
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Post by doii on Apr 15, 2018 13:36:00 GMT
Thanks for adding those pics. That helps a lot indeed. Its a species of Tussock moth, know scientific as the Lymantriidae family. I believe it must be something like the Genus Euproctis (scroll down the page a bit) or something close to that. I believe that your specimen had the fine hair on its upperside of the thorax rubbed off and thus expose the redish skin. For Australian moths the CSIRO website is good place to start - if you have a clue of what you are looking for and thus know where to begin! Sorry, I can not help you better as Aussie moths is at my periphery of moth knowledge. Jan Thank you soo much Jan! |
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