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Clouded Footman ( Anestia ombrophanes) Part 4 This taken about about 2 weeks later - the eggs had turned black showing developing larvae within.  The female was seen on the ground below the cocoon - she had died and dropped off the cocoon. A very small, soft bodied specimen that lay among the dust & leaf debris after playing her part in the propagation of this species ! Anestia ombrophanes,Australia,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge

Clouded Footman ( Anestia ombrophanes) Part 4

This taken about about 2 weeks later - the eggs had turned black showing developing larvae within. The female was seen on the ground below the cocoon - she had died and dropped off the cocoon. A very small, soft bodied specimen that lay among the dust & leaf debris after playing her part in the propagation of this species !

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The Clouded Footman is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria.

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

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Uploaded Apr 29, 2017. Captured Apr 25, 2017 11:06 in 13 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
  • SZ-10
  • f/10.1
  • 10/600s
  • ISO100
  • 6.78mm