Ear Moth vs Pale Triangle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Ear Moth	Pale Triangle
Scientific Name	Amphipoea oculea	Graphium eurypylus
Order	Lepidoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae	Papilionidae
Size	24-32 mm wingspan	6-7 cm wingspan
Habitat	Wetlands	Rivers & Streams
Diet	Herbivores	Nectar Feeders
Regions	Europe	Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Ear Moth

A small brown moth whose larvae bore inside grass and rush stems. Very variable in appearance. Part of a species complex requiring dissection for certain identification.

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Did You Know?

Named for its ear-shaped wing stigma, though the marking is so variable it's often hard to see.

Pale Triangle

A fast-flying swallowtail with pale blue-green triangle markings on black wings. It frequently puddles on wet sand and mud along creek beds.

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Did You Know?

Males form dense congregations of up to hundreds on wet riverbanks to extract minerals from mud.