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Wingia moth (Wingia lambertella) A beautifully smooth sculptured moth in pink with deeply etched yellow lines.<br />
Attracted to lights at a used car yard which is surrounded by eucalyptus based national park forest.. <br />
This one was on black glass. Approximately 22mm long.<br />
A Eucalyptus specialist the larvae pull leaves together and build a silk tube in which they feed, grow and pupate. The caterpillars are brownish green, and covered in sparse white hairs. Found across most of southern Australia including Tasmania.  Australia,Geotagged,Night,Oecophoridae,Pink Leaf Moth,Spring,Wingia lambertella,Wingia moth,moth Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Wingia moth (Wingia lambertella)

A beautifully smooth sculptured moth in pink with deeply etched yellow lines.
Attracted to lights at a used car yard which is surrounded by eucalyptus based national park forest..
This one was on black glass. Approximately 22mm long.
A Eucalyptus specialist the larvae pull leaves together and build a silk tube in which they feed, grow and pupate. The caterpillars are brownish green, and covered in sparse white hairs. Found across most of southern Australia including Tasmania.

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Wingia lambertella is an attractive pink small Oecophorid moth found in Australia near the southern and eastern coasts.
It is closely associated with eucalyptus species.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 25, 2016. Captured Oct 4, 2013 23:17 in 1248 Burwood Hwy, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • 11.19mm