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Hi!
I have written previously but the e-mail probably got lost. I live in Clarens in the Freestate in South Africa. This moth came fluttering into my kitchen one evening. It sat on the white tiled wall. There was too much reflection when photographing so I placed it onto an African Violet plant. I looked through all your moth pictures, but could not see one like it. I would be so pleased if you could id it for me. Kind regards,
Irmgard Kaiser
Hi Irmgard,
Sorry, but we really cannot answer every letter. Sadly, we do not know what your lovely moth is.
Hello again, Thank you for your response. I have managed to have the moth identified. I got feedback from the National Collection of Insects at the South African Agricultural Research Council. The moth belongs to the family Thyretidae and genus Automolis. It is probably Automolis lateritia lateritia Herrich-Sch
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