Winter Surprise.

Moths of Victoria Volume Seven notes that there has been just one Victorian record of Syneora hemeropa since 1931, so the arrival of two from the garden to the light was a significant occasion. One, a female was photographed, but unfortunately the other flitted while being gently coaxed to a better position on the brick wall. The light was fired up again the next night in the hope of seeing more of this rare species, and at a similar time to the others, just before 9 PM,  a male settled on the sheet.

The Ring-tipped Bark Moth, female.

Male.

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Autumn #6.

A final garden session for autumn saw a small number of moths come into the light. Just three Plesanemma fucata arrived, including this nice male displaying his antennae.

An early arrival was a female Trichiocercus sparshalli, (Notodontidae)

One Hepialid came in, Oxycanus australis, a first record.

Epyaxa subidaria, (Larentiinae) may be encountered throughout the year, it will often perch with its wings closed as this male is doing.

Wings spread.

Epyaxa sodaliata is much less common.

A few Noctuids were about including this Dasygaster padockina, (Hadeninae)

Small moths were scarce, one Tortricid was photographed, Acropolitis rudisana.

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