Autumn #2

The second session for autumn on a night with a bit of light drizzle again saw a relatively small number of moths come in from the garden with no sign of Hepialids. Just six photos of the most interesting were retained. The first is (Leucania) obusta, a very fresh individual of a species whose life history is not well known, a possible first record for the location.

The Orange-rimmed Satin Moth, Thalaina selenaea.

The Lemon Gum Moth, Plesanemma fucata.

The Grey-patch Bark-moth, Scioglyptis chionomera.

The Australian Cabbage Looper, Chrysodeixis subsidens having a bad hair day.

Another first, a Tortricid, Cryptoptila immersia.

Autumn 2023

With daylight saving over mothing is back on the menu, with a session in the garden. It was not exciting with only a moderate number of moths of familiar species in to the light, the most numerous being Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta and Utetheisa pulchelloides. In fact Noctuids predominated with only a few other types on the sheet.

Pantydia sparsa.