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Black Cloud (Artigisa melanephele) A brown moth with a wingspan of about 30mm. Lower margins of both wings showed small scallops. The wings were a caramel brown with wavy black markings. Each wing appeared to have an irregular dark patch.<br />
Spotted in a suburban garden on a warm night. Artigisa melanephele,Family Erebidae,black cloud

Black Cloud (Artigisa melanephele)

A brown moth with a wingspan of about 30mm. Lower margins of both wings showed small scallops. The wings were a caramel brown with wavy black markings. Each wing appeared to have an irregular dark patch.
Spotted in a suburban garden on a warm night.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I've set the country to Australia, hope that's correct. Posted 4 years ago
1. Leuba Ridgway
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy ! It most certainly is Australia. Haven't been anywhere else for a while... Posted 4 years ago

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The Artigisa melanephele

''Artigisa melanephele'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1914. It is known from Australia and New Zealand.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Leuba Ridgway

By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Nov 13, 2020. Captured Nov 29, 2012 22:41.

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