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plume moth (Pterophorus monospilalus) Codfish, Whenua Hou, NZ_MG_6599

These tiny delicate moths are stunningly beautiful in their intricacy and delicacy. This individual has alighted on a rimu leaf but I think the larvae are known to feed on other species such as five finger (pseudopanax colensoi).

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Uploaded on April 20, 2012
Taken on April 20, 2012