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Australian Cranberry Moth An attractive small moth with pale green wings spanning to about 25 mm. Wings showed faint narrow white wiggly lines. Each fore wing had a dark spot near the costal margin. Costa were a pale brown.<br /> Spotted under bright lights near a suburban garden, on a warm night.<br /> <br /> Australia,Geotagged,Poecilasthena pulchraria,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Australian Cranberry Moth

An attractive small moth with pale green wings spanning to about 25 mm. Wings showed faint narrow white wiggly lines. Each fore wing had a dark spot near the costal margin. Costa were a pale brown.
Spotted under bright lights near a suburban garden, on a warm night.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Impressive job on identifying it! Posted 8 years ago
  2. View Leuba Ridgway's profile
    Leuba Ridgway
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    Thanks Ferdie. It's the pale green colour that made it a little easy.
     Posted 8 years ago

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The Native Cranberry Moth

''Poecilasthena pulchraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.

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

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Uploaded Mar 18, 2017. Captured Mar 16, 2017 00:17 in 13 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • SZ-10
  • f/10.4
  • 10/800s
  • ISO100
  • 7.64mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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