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Owlet Moth
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OWLET MOTH FACTS |
Identification
Dysgonia propyrrha is an attractive moth. The head is orange, and the wings are chocolate brown with a whitish speckled bar across each forewing. The trailing edges of the wings are white, and there is a triangular whitish patch on the leading edge of forewings. At rest the moth makes a triangular shape, with the white bands on the forewings forming a straight line at right angles to the body. The hindwings are plain brown.
Size
wingspan 4 cm
Habitat
forest, rainforest
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Noctuidae | | Genus: | Dysgonia | | Species: | propyrrha | | Common Name: | Owlet Moth |
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