Cyana meyricki LITHOSIINI ARCTIINAE EREBIDAE (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
Cyana meyricki LITHOSIINI ARCTIINAE EREBIDAE
Possibly was also known as Chionaema meyricki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
This a new moth for us. The wet weather we have been having has seen an increase in the number of moths in our area. Over the past few years the number of moths on our property has been reduced to just a fraction of what we used to see 10 or so years ago.
Cyana meyricki moths have been noted from Cairns to the south coast of New South Wales with a couple of sightings just south of Toowoomba city in South East Queensland.
They are mostly a rainforest species.
The larvae are said to feed on lichens and possibly algae on tree trunks and branches.
Wing span is about 30 mm.
The photos are less than perfect because the moth was tucked away, upside down on branches being blown in gusty wind.
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