Brown-marbled Geometrid
S6, Female, ventral
Smoke-spotted Cape-moth
Female, dorsal
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| Brown-marbled Geometrid S6, Female, ventral | | Smoke-spotted Cape-moth Female, dorsal | | ||
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 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Geometer (Geometridae:Ennominae:Nacophorini) | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Smoke-spotted Cape-moth (Loweria capnosticta)| This Photo: | Male, dorsal | General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere While it's not very obvious, Loweria sp have a square horn projecting out the front of it's head. This horn is often covered in hairy scales from above, and is best seen ventrally (if you are looking for it).
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