Late January mothing.

Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta

Late January 2013 had a mixture of warm and cool weather; moth activity seemed less than earlier in the month. Emeralds, Southern Old Ladies and Tiger Moths were noticeably absent, but there were a few new species for me. The weave on the sheet is about 1 mm. See previous post for description of the site. Many thanks to Steve Williams who provided most of the ID’s.

Agrotis munda

Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa.

Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa.

Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa.

Sceliodes cordalis, Egg-fruit Caterpillar Moth

Sceliodes cordalis, Egg-fruit Caterpillar Moth

Dissomorphia australiaria, Sub-family: Ennominae, Family: Geometridae

Nola phaeogramma Sub-family: Nolinae, Family: Nolidae.

Phrissigonus laticostata, Sub-family: Larentiinae, Family: Geometridae

Crambinae: Calamotropha sp?

Crambinae: Calamotropha sp?

Crambinae?

Leucania diatrecta Sub Family: Hadeninae, Family: Noctuidae.

Epidesma chilonaria Sub-family: Oenochrominae Family: Geometridae. The larvae of these eat a range of plants includig tea tree and eucalypts.

Scopula sp.

Scopula rubraria, Family Geometridae Sub family sterrhinae

Scopula optivata

Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta

Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta, different colour pattern.

Thema psammoxantha, Sub-family:Oecophorinae, Family: Oecophoridae

Thema psammoxantha, Sub-family:Oecophorinae, Family: Oecophoridae

Anthela repleta

Anthela repleta