A session in mid May brought in a number of the familiar autumn flying moths, including many Lemon Gum Moths, Plesanemma fucata, well over twenty had come in by the time the light was turned off. Quoting from Moths of Victoria Volume 5, “Individuals can show marked variation in the background colour and amount of spotting on the forewings” and that was certainly the case on this occasion. Size also varied considerably, males and females arrived and many photos were taken of the different forms, some are shown below. The larvae feed on mature eucalypt leaves, a favourite species being Red Box, Eucalyptus polyanthemos, one of which is in the garden. Click images to enlarge.
