Another mild night to check on the state of play with moths from the native garden. So far the signs have been encouraging, giving hope that populations are returning to something like normality. A big female Entometer fervens, (Lasiocampidae) was an early arrival and fluttered around for quite a while before finally settling on the brick wall. As often happens she dropped some eggs while so doing.

She was later shifted to a more environmentally friendly location.

While Cleora MOV sp. (2) were still coming in, some different Geometrids made an appearance, one being a male Tea-tree Emerald, Aeolochroma metarhodata, (Geometrinae) As the name implies, larvae feed on Leptospermum species.

Also in the Geometrinae, Diffundens Grey, Hypobapta diffundens, plainly displaying the distinctive white patching on the fore wings.

In the Boarmiinae, a strongly marked male Buff Bark Moth, Gastrinodes bitaeniaria.

Moving to the Larentiinae, a female Subidaria Moth, Epyaxa subidaria,

And a Filata Moth, Chloroclystis filata.

Getting away from the Geometrids, a Noctuid, Rhapsa suscitatalis, (Calpinae)

And a Pyralid, Mimaglossa nauplialis.

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It’s here, and finally we’ve had a warm day and mild night, time to shine a light on proceedings. One of the first visitors was a moth seen occasionally, Aglaopus pyrrhata, one of the Picture-winged Leaf Moths, family Thyrididae.

A look beneath the wings.

Crypsiphona ocultaria is a very common grey Geometrid, aka the Red-lined Geometrid. One may wonder why until the lower wing surface is seen.

Just on three months ago a rarity, Syneora hemeropa was recorded, and surprisingly another female turned up on this night, adding to the flight data of the species.

Geometrids were the main visitors to the light, four Cleora MOV sp. (2) came in showing the variation that is typical of this species.

A dark Dysbatus MOV sp. (1)

And even darker, the Black Geometrid, Melanodes anthracitaria.

And finally, a regular, Ectropis excursaria.

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