The second session at this site was held in thicker bush, predominately Red Box, E. polyanthemos, with a sparse understory of Burgan, Kunzea sp. Common Cassinia, C. aculeata, with quite a few Small Grass Trees, Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea scattered around. Moth activity was very quiet for the first couple of hours on a calm cool night, with the first in, three Anthela species. Females of Anthela addita and Anthela ferruginosa are difficult to tell apart, but the lack of inner spots on the fore wings of all three suggest that they were A. ferruginosa. This was a very strongly marked individual.
Rusty Anthelid.
A check of the back of the rig found this Rhuma MOV sp.(3) (Geometrinae)
April is the main flight month for Plesanemma fucata, (Nacophorini)
Lemon Gum Moth.
Autumn Gum Moth larvae at home have featured here quite a bit recently, only one image of a female had been obtained, but a male came in here.
Mnesampela privata.
A Cossid, Zyganisus propedia was a nice record.
As was a Paralaea polysticha, (Nacophorini) shown with wings open, and rolled.
Grey Lined Crest-moth.
Autumn is the time for Fisera species, (Nacophorini) to take to the wing. A Fisera hypoleuca came in but persisted in getting under dry leaves, and while encouraging it to emerge for a photo, it flitted and was not seen again. However a little later a Fisera eribola landed on the back of the sheet and stayed put.
Orange-hooded Crest-moth.
Later in the night Smyriodes trigramma (Nacophorini) came in in numbers. There was quite a bit of variation in appearance, this male was strikingly marked.
Stippled Line-moth.
This male Entometer apicalis (Lasiocampidae) agreed to climb on to a stick for a close up before transferring it to the sheet for more snaps.
Gum Snout Moth.
Another nice record was this male Monoctenia falernaria (Oenochrominae) that betrayed its presence by its eye shine in the torch light while packing up.
Patched Leaf Moth.
More photos can be seen here.
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