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Parcemacula Moth - Ophiusa parcemacula

Family Noctuidae

This page contains pictures and information about Parcemacula Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 50mm
 
Jan 2008, Karawatha Forest, She-oak Area, the moth was resting on the forest floor.
 
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Reference: 
1. Images of Ophiusa parcemacula - All Leps, Barcode of Life, 2006.
2. Ophiusa parcemacula (T.P. Lucas, 1891) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2008.
3. Moths of Australia - Ian F.B.Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p454, plate21.10.  

 
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