Calyptra minuticornis

Vampire Moth at Guerilla Bay, NSW

Calyptra minuticornis at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 15 Mar 2019
Calyptra minuticornis at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 15 Mar 2019
Calyptra minuticornis at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 15 Mar 2019
Calyptra minuticornis at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 15 Mar 2019
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Calyptra minuticornis 1 Apr 2019 ibaird
Calyptra minuticornis 21 Mar 2019 ibaird
Androchela camptodes 20 Mar 2019 jb2602

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Nacophorini -Hooked Cape Moth

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ibaird wrote:
   22 Mar 2019
Known as the Vampire Moth this species can pierce fruit to suck the juice. Other species in this genus elsewhere are known to suck blood from animals. It occurs in SE Asia (Borneo, Cambodia, Japan, New Guinea,Taiwan, and Thailand,as well as in Australia (QLD NSW).

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