Moths of Central and East Gippsland
A good fall amounting to 43mm, and time to fire up the lamp to see if the rain moths had reacted. Sure enough, one soon came in, a nice male Abantiades atripalpis.
It was however the only one in a relatively short session, with the only other moths braving the rain being a few Noctuids, mainly Proteuxoa tortisigna which were quite numerous.
Some more autumn flyers that came in with the Plesanemma, firstly a Geometrid that is at the easterly extent of its Victorian range, Gastrinodes argoplaca, (Boarmiinae)
The Cryptic Bark Moth, male.
Next, a female Phrissogonus laticostata, (Larentiinae), quite different to the male.
The Apple Looper.
Staying with Geometrids, Chlenias, banksiaria group. (Nacophorini) male.
Paralaea porphyrinaria, (Nacophorini) The Chestnut-veined Crest-moth, female.
Two Noctuids, Chrysodeixis argentifera, (Plusiinae) the Tobacco Looper.
And Chrysodeixis eriosoma, the Green Looper.
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