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June 20, 2012
June 20, 2012
does anyone know the name of this little beauty ?
- Camera Canon EOS 500D
- Focal Length 100mm
- Shutter Speed 1/80 sec
- Aperture f/8
- ISO/Film 100
- Category Nature
- Uploaded 11 months ago
- Taken May 25th 2012
- Copyright jo williams
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This is a Heliotrope Moth
Identification
The Heliotrope Moth is brightly coloured have white wings with red, brown and black spots and markings. It is active by day fluttering low over the ground like a small butterfly. The caterpillars are black with orange spots and broken cream lines along the body. Larvae contain poisonous alkaloids that deter predators from eating them
Other Names
Salt and Pepper Moth
Size
25mm
Food
They feed on plants from Boraginaceae family including Octopus Bush ( Argusia argentea ), Salvation Jane ( Echium plantagineum ), Heliotrope ( Heliotropium arborescens ).
Breeding
The eggs are pale green and laid in a row on a leaf tip
Classification
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species: pulchelloides
Common Name: Heliotrope Moth
Oh and its a great shot :-)