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Long-tailed Bombyx - Trichiocercus sparshalli Australia ew,Eamw moth,Encounter Bay SA,JAN 2023,Long-tailed Bombyx,SA AUST,Trichiocercus ew,Trichiocercus sparshalli Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Long-tailed Bombyx - Trichiocercus sparshalli

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Nice shot, Ernst! Posted 2 years ago
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      Ernst
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      Thanks Christine. It is one of the moth which pretends to be dead when it is disturbed. It fell down and I had to prop it up again. Posted 2 years ago
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    Calbost Niel
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    Looks like it has a winter coat Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Ernst's profile
      Ernst
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      And it needed it as we haven’t had much of a summer. Posted 2 years ago

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The Long-tailed Bombyx

"Trichiocercus sparshalli", the long-tailed bombyx or Sparshall's moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by John Curtis in 1830 and it is found in Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm.

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By Ernst

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2023. Captured Jan 4, 2023 11:32 in 11 Nicolas Baudin Dr, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/18.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 127mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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