Monopis icterogastra

Wool Moth at Moruya, NSW

Monopis icterogastra at Moruya, NSW - suppressed
Monopis icterogastra at Moruya, NSW - suppressed
Monopis icterogastra at Moruya, NSW - suppressed
Monopis icterogastra at Moruya, NSW - suppressed
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Monopis icterogastra 27 Aug 2025 donhe
Monopis icterogastra 27 Aug 2025 WendyEM
Monopis icterogastra 27 Aug 2025 LisaH

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I collected an owl pellet on 5th May, because there was scaly skin obvious in the pellet - I wondered whether it was from a glider or a bat . . . I kept the specimen, then happened to look at it today, and it was full of recently emerged wool moths!!

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