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Hydrillodes species
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Hydrillodes species in flight - it was supposed to be a photo of the moth at rest, but it took off just before shutter was pressed
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Identification
Moths in the genus Hydrillodesare fairly drab coloured. This one is brown with a broad lighter brown band across the forewings. There is a dark spot on each forewing. There are a number of similar species that cannot be distinguished from photographs.
Size
wingspan 2.5cm
Habitat
woodland and forest
Food
caterpillars feed on decaying plant matter on forest floor
Range
eastern Australia from Queensland to southern New South Wales
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Herminiidae | | Genus: | Hydrillodes | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | no common name |
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