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Granny's Cloak Moth on brickwork inside a garage
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GRANNY'S CLOAK MOTH FACTS |
Identification
Granny's Cloak Moth is a large brownish grey moth with eye spots and scalloped pattern. These are the large fluttering moths you often see in dark places around the house. From a distance it looks like a boring dark brown moth, but up close it has a delicate pattern.
Size
wingspan 75mm
Habitat
Often seen in dark places around homes - sheds, garage, under the house. In the bush it rests in hollow trees or caves.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Noctuidae | | Genus: | Speiredonia | | Species: | spectans | | Common Name: | Granny's Cloak Moth |
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