tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294721988726539442024-03-05T18:34:08.227-08:00Moths of ToowoombaDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-78351678116942963322022-03-03T17:10:00.001-08:002022-03-05T15:47:32.737-08:00<p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u> <b><span><span style="font-size: large;">Argina astrea ARCTIINI, ARCTIINAE, EREBIDAE</span></span></b></u></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Argina astrea ARCTIINI ARCTIINAE EREBIDAE</u></b></span><br />Also called Crotalaria Podborer, <br />Found in the Northern Territory, coastal and subcoastal Queensland, also in eastern Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Pacific Islands.</p><p>There are also a number of sub species in other parts of the world.<br />The larval food source here are the two Crotalaria, (Fabaceae), species we have.</p><p>The first two instars feed on the leaves and the later instars bore into the pods and eat the seeds.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_WQ3YnxHWWbGXnuGamnh8KRCWZLZwyEuksILXNA7RpuPjpWD_IAluKHfkklgKubRlBMrGXZ0XlVRNeefKMllOlIoVzX3VMNoArWvOQnWAdn1xYAMhJKMuql0BGVmnnO_Po9Vx6ouS7Q4TR-tgE2RCIlyuft7pA4szij5xDlikod_uCBqMjd35AedH=s600" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_WQ3YnxHWWbGXnuGamnh8KRCWZLZwyEuksILXNA7RpuPjpWD_IAluKHfkklgKubRlBMrGXZ0XlVRNeefKMllOlIoVzX3VMNoArWvOQnWAdn1xYAMhJKMuql0BGVmnnO_Po9Vx6ouS7Q4TR-tgE2RCIlyuft7pA4szij5xDlikod_uCBqMjd35AedH=s320" width="297" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Family:- EREBIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ARCTIINAE<br />Genus:- Argina <br />Species:- astrea<br /><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiqxAbPJeuY9DTyjsqyML74DoRrskX-hkNAuu381WVMORYOsEX-8u3sTjNrh13fVLsq5MdvWmBYUGG1EYITXTQ55qQZ1iefOMo8BJUP2YQ7AkYDrO49nkKwIS4i-oYBSC6iVlNaAw4NKuAOPY1Vj8agw_ZI7RUrn8r26Q1UwUSzn2Ma5PA9q4Rpf7c=s600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiqxAbPJeuY9DTyjsqyML74DoRrskX-hkNAuu381WVMORYOsEX-8u3sTjNrh13fVLsq5MdvWmBYUGG1EYITXTQ55qQZ1iefOMo8BJUP2YQ7AkYDrO49nkKwIS4i-oYBSC6iVlNaAw4NKuAOPY1Vj8agw_ZI7RUrn8r26Q1UwUSzn2Ma5PA9q4Rpf7c=s320" width="297" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT2_zig4Zy5zeZkXhH-qo3nH-NEk_Lh9Kycb9pYrAvEqSOvHG6K-pIIuU9EQd_HqYLxs89THtKcjQcnrE97Fc0XYginK3QW3k2E4mKoLDlzlBbZQRj3zYuu1YHHX9QHfRFwTA7JsFSBXysOniDWj2abU7bTc4kIP0cfQSbACURQ9pLQEx2KEmco-f5=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT2_zig4Zy5zeZkXhH-qo3nH-NEk_Lh9Kycb9pYrAvEqSOvHG6K-pIIuU9EQd_HqYLxs89THtKcjQcnrE97Fc0XYginK3QW3k2E4mKoLDlzlBbZQRj3zYuu1YHHX9QHfRFwTA7JsFSBXysOniDWj2abU7bTc4kIP0cfQSbACURQ9pLQEx2KEmco-f5=s320" width="297" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>It has been some time since I have found any new moths. This one turned up a few days ago but was hard to find when I also had the camera at hand.</p><p>Not the best photos since it would not settle. </p><p>************************************************************************************<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-577523148844957912020-11-18T15:23:00.005-08:002020-11-23T14:53:43.564-08:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Pseudozarba orthopetes </span></u></span></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Pseudozarba orthopetes EUSTROTIINAE NOCTUIDAE</u></h4><p>The only reference to I can find on the biology is under the previous genus <i>Eublemma.</i><br />Some members of the <i>Pseudozarba (Eublemma)</i> genus are predators of scale insects, while others feed on plants, (Moths of Australia, Common 1990).<br />The wing span was probably about 20mm.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMmuLBYiJm_joGjBPiXPp_TGYHvvdWuzBdKN9EMiyPK955iD9OxQayRgEGqzwmSPZloYqBuNU-Nhm_AYOEVid7XoFZ6gVjwnm3kkE-lEqRR2VaJJ6lR8MGNboOWA9q9Oi_WRWTmNBXt8/s600/Pseudozarba+orthopetes+EUSTROTIINAE+NOCTUIDAE.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMmuLBYiJm_joGjBPiXPp_TGYHvvdWuzBdKN9EMiyPK955iD9OxQayRgEGqzwmSPZloYqBuNU-Nhm_AYOEVid7XoFZ6gVjwnm3kkE-lEqRR2VaJJ6lR8MGNboOWA9q9Oi_WRWTmNBXt8/s320/Pseudozarba+orthopetes+EUSTROTIINAE+NOCTUIDAE.jpg" /></a></p><p><br /> </p><p>Family:- NOCTUIDAE<br />Sub Family:- EUSTROTIINAE<br />Genus:- Pseudozarba<br />Species:- orthopetes<br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> It has been quite a while since I have found a new moth to put on this Blog. <br />Although we are getting a few moths coming to the house lights at night, the numbers are a long way down on the years before this recent dry period. We are still in drought conditions although some areas around us have had storms, we have only had limited rain fall.</p><p></p><p>************************************************************************************ <br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-50260679324796370252020-10-14T16:23:00.000-07:002020-10-14T16:23:08.918-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Tigrioides alterna</u></span> </h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Tigrioides alterna LITHOSIINAE ARCTIIDAE</u></h4><p>I originally put this moth on the Blog on Wednesday, 23 March 2016, but I thought it worth putting it on again since I now have better photos.<br />I am still not able to find anything on the biology of these moths.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfBtKhWCq1bBjRTvG6g2Q-gR0w-pc8ZHmZ0nojrErxYiqROeDmR-QjYPSR5vcsdE6sV3J9Gee1-yWazt-ix9aMQz9DDj16h_EsnN6H9Ri0l2wY9KsDrcSq6sR8eO6SvLQWyVrMdX-oAk/s600/Tigrioides+alterna+LITHOSIINAE+ARCTIIDAE-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfBtKhWCq1bBjRTvG6g2Q-gR0w-pc8ZHmZ0nojrErxYiqROeDmR-QjYPSR5vcsdE6sV3J9Gee1-yWazt-ix9aMQz9DDj16h_EsnN6H9Ri0l2wY9KsDrcSq6sR8eO6SvLQWyVrMdX-oAk/s320/Tigrioides+alterna+LITHOSIINAE+ARCTIIDAE-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Family:- ARCTIIDAE<br />Sub Family:- LITHOSIINAE<br />Genus:- Tigrioides<br />Species:- alterna<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TuiqDavVGD4fbFlffzfwf0ucd9MYjV6zt9ZiEb6Y322T4V07LBAYFyifpdkxO0qeoRIt1Vq7nyv7N9CahkWID3dhFygN0-4YE8grdFTexzylBeNQ1wtY8i1OWPoOj43wHIvMtiY41eA/s600/Tigrioides+alterna+LITHOSIINAE+ARCTIIDAE-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TuiqDavVGD4fbFlffzfwf0ucd9MYjV6zt9ZiEb6Y322T4V07LBAYFyifpdkxO0qeoRIt1Vq7nyv7N9CahkWID3dhFygN0-4YE8grdFTexzylBeNQ1wtY8i1OWPoOj43wHIvMtiY41eA/s320/Tigrioides+alterna+LITHOSIINAE+ARCTIIDAE-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6DJV_wMfngLqGGi-CM0q7A9OUomLxI2o42NA_Sl0cZiXWzbf5hetiQs71O25J1hBVpuKcURfu1w9ZT-r_2Df_QGLcDWl3hlTK9EI3veOPFnXaWwFaEVBjFDzcuZIBzB9ZXlme3J9vUg/s600/Tigrioides+alterna+LITHOSIINAE+ARCTIIDAE-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6DJV_wMfngLqGGi-CM0q7A9OUomLxI2o42NA_Sl0cZiXWzbf5hetiQs71O25J1hBVpuKcURfu1w9ZT-r_2Df_QGLcDWl3hlTK9EI3veOPFnXaWwFaEVBjFDzcuZIBzB9ZXlme3J9vUg/s320/Tigrioides+alterna+LITHOSIINAE+ARCTIIDAE-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>************************************************************************************<br /><br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-40842391542342140652020-09-26T22:39:00.000-07:002020-09-26T22:39:20.005-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Thallarcha staurocola</span></u></span></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Thallarcha staurocola ARCTIINAE EREBIDAE</u></h4><p>A common name for this moth is the "Patched Footman". There are other similar moths in the <i>Anestia</i> genus that are also called "Footman". There is a difference, between those two in that the females of the <i>Anestia</i> genus are flightless while <i>Thallarcha</i> females have functioning wings.<br />There are also a number of other moths from other genera also called "Footman".<br /><br />The males of <i>T. staurocola</i> usually have bipectinate antenae, so this moth is probably a female.<br />I don't have any information on the larval food.<br />Wing span about 20mm.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n4KcsdOym6T9OjD6rLtLCtjq7Kf5AOIZ6cOyTS1uoBGU-WRvYLtt1-rRY6EjgrXCFLt9wRHnOw_8a1_pHRo1OCHXs3WSP48mLWoD4oLDn9tqVanIceS08J7kx8zV_-eFJM-FqoH3NiU/s600/Thallarcha+staurocola+ARCTIINAE+EREBIDAE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n4KcsdOym6T9OjD6rLtLCtjq7Kf5AOIZ6cOyTS1uoBGU-WRvYLtt1-rRY6EjgrXCFLt9wRHnOw_8a1_pHRo1OCHXs3WSP48mLWoD4oLDn9tqVanIceS08J7kx8zV_-eFJM-FqoH3NiU/s320/Thallarcha+staurocola+ARCTIINAE+EREBIDAE.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Family:- EREBIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ARCTIINAE<br />Genus:- Thallarcha <br />Species:- staurocola<p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>************************************************************************************ <br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-67557872942117221042020-08-21T18:08:00.006-07:002020-08-23T15:53:20.717-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u> Parosteodes fictiliaria </u></span></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Parosteodes fictiliaria ENNOMINAE GEOMETRIDAE</u></h4><p>There is quite a lot of variability in the wing patterns of these moths, also between Males and Females.<br />Wing span is a little over 20mm<br />Larval food plants are the Hop Bushes, <i>Dodonaea species, (SAPINDACEAE).</i> We have <i>Dodonaea viscosa</i> here, so that is probably what it is breeding on.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbvMTI3cV4VRlsUUNBu6aNP17riHICzSGMii662svddnenZQO6uHowAkc2SnEZjxoFATNxA3HPbJNZH9zhqOrAiJbWUlWoEYBQtmO7kiSODFmEbTHvkQuuH0PYHIpc4a3CxlDydaPyBQ/s600/Parosteodes+fictiliaria+ENNOMINAE++GEOMETRIDAE-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbvMTI3cV4VRlsUUNBu6aNP17riHICzSGMii662svddnenZQO6uHowAkc2SnEZjxoFATNxA3HPbJNZH9zhqOrAiJbWUlWoEYBQtmO7kiSODFmEbTHvkQuuH0PYHIpc4a3CxlDydaPyBQ/w384-h382/Parosteodes+fictiliaria+ENNOMINAE++GEOMETRIDAE-2.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Family:- GEOMETRIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ENNOMINAE<br />Genus:- Parosteodes<br />Species:- fictiliaria<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NF946rSgfflEc67wgr1vsHAABd7PRfCX12QGG3nzhIkLeWTurHX5jZt-6kLUAhRAapGmLrUUDpscht-8rvrFCWVk8EhxXr1u60xEsp0dxzO6U9uYpSScW8h0mqqVE9jKI3DwfUIM65g/s600/Parosteodes+fictiliaria+ENNOMINAE++GEOMETRIDAE.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NF946rSgfflEc67wgr1vsHAABd7PRfCX12QGG3nzhIkLeWTurHX5jZt-6kLUAhRAapGmLrUUDpscht-8rvrFCWVk8EhxXr1u60xEsp0dxzO6U9uYpSScW8h0mqqVE9jKI3DwfUIM65g/w384-h352/Parosteodes+fictiliaria+ENNOMINAE++GEOMETRIDAE.jpg" width="384" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>*************************************************************************************<br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-47948447020039011852020-08-10T21:38:00.011-07:002020-08-11T15:35:20.900-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u> Aproaerema simplexella </u></span></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Aproaerema simplexella ANACAMPSINAE GELECHIIDAE</u></h4><p>In Moths of Australia (Common 1990), the moth is called <i>Stomopteryx simplexella.</i> The preferred name now appears to be <i>Aproaerema simplexella.</i><br />The larval food plants include <i>Cullen patens </i>and<i> Cullen tenax (FAMILY: FABACEAE),</i> previously named <i>Psoralea tenax </i>and<i> P. patens</i>. They will also eat Clover and Soybean and other legumes.<br /><i>Cullen patens </i>and<i> Cullen tenax</i> are not uncommon roadside plants in this area as is Clover.<br /><br /><i>Cullen patens, Cullen tenax </i> are both perennial plants, with flowers in two shades of pink.<br />They are good for native pastures because of their palatability to stock and they are hosts for several butterfly species as well. This includes several kinds of small blue butterflies, and the large and showy Chequered Swallowtails.<br /><br />Wing span is about 10mm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW9DjoiufpvEdogxCUwo11R7r7LC-rv783EL9hfm2wfDfnbHWGw6tadj9qFCmXKpHBsEqAcc91CKtMwGwjVBVn7ctRVkyIgfcatjUwtg1iS_tP59thqq6RPD4Gq7SD9k9ZqNSIG8ula0/s600/Aproaerema+simplexella+ANACAMPSINAE+GELECHIIDAE.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="390" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW9DjoiufpvEdogxCUwo11R7r7LC-rv783EL9hfm2wfDfnbHWGw6tadj9qFCmXKpHBsEqAcc91CKtMwGwjVBVn7ctRVkyIgfcatjUwtg1iS_tP59thqq6RPD4Gq7SD9k9ZqNSIG8ula0/w312-h480/Aproaerema+simplexella+ANACAMPSINAE+GELECHIIDAE.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Family:- GELECHIIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ANACAMPSINAE<br />Genus:- Aproaerema <br />Species:- simplexella</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>************************************************************************************<br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-89824805283013892192020-08-04T12:00:00.001-07:002020-08-04T12:00:00.151-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #d52c1f;">Barea phaeomochla BAREA GROUP</span></u></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Barea phaeomochla BAREA GROUP OECOPHORINAE OECOPHORIDAE </u></h4>I am never sure with the Barea group identifications. Although this one seems to be a good match, the <br />areas where samples have been taken are a long way south of here. <br /><div>This can also be because nobody has bothered to look in this area.</div><div><br /></div><div>After all how many people really run round looking for tiny moths with about a 10mm wingspan!</div><div>I have no information on food plants, but a lot of OECOPHORIDAE feed on Eucalypts either on the tree or on the ground under the tree.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4agtstp4LkDGMO5gdueKnrvWKGsNkk5SHPYJpvKv9rFrOHk6hXU8mepGEBG59Yj1xNb2F1o7uUegTYBfdyLHJOsmcIhq3YyqzKE10KDJRxUDfnikEwh36NNFIiLYFvNASbhfiWDWLeos/s600/Barea+phaeomochla+BAREA+GROUP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4agtstp4LkDGMO5gdueKnrvWKGsNkk5SHPYJpvKv9rFrOHk6hXU8mepGEBG59Yj1xNb2F1o7uUegTYBfdyLHJOsmcIhq3YyqzKE10KDJRxUDfnikEwh36NNFIiLYFvNASbhfiWDWLeos/s320/Barea+phaeomochla+BAREA+GROUP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />Family:- OECOPHORIDAE <br />Sub Family:- OECOPHORINAE<br />Genus:- Barea <br />Species:- phaeomochla (Possibly)<br /></div><div>**************************************************************************************<br /></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-81259798193660428522020-07-15T01:10:00.001-07:002020-07-15T01:10:07.359-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #d52c1f;">Yponomeuta pustulellus</span></u> </h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Yponomeuta pustulellus YPONOMEUTINAE YPONOMEUTIDAE</u></h4>The larval food plant on our block is probably:-<br />Red Olive-Plum <i>Elaeodendron australe var. integrifolium</i> (CELASTRACEAE)<br />Synonym <i>Cassine australis var. angustifolia </i>(CELASTRACEAE)<br /><br /><div>Wing span about 20mm.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_fmaC1FzadF7oMMB7-PdzFKd2jxeAwwqnBtauf2D8zSNEIQf1s_8fobhvWUepxdppltIA6Qrdx4omi7xpnOx4GZQTnimB_dBoBEabedJ18BWcK9dPyl4sYSLeRLdvGQwRn-FbWyrLF8/s600/Hypomecis+penthearia+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_fmaC1FzadF7oMMB7-PdzFKd2jxeAwwqnBtauf2D8zSNEIQf1s_8fobhvWUepxdppltIA6Qrdx4omi7xpnOx4GZQTnimB_dBoBEabedJ18BWcK9dPyl4sYSLeRLdvGQwRn-FbWyrLF8/s320/Hypomecis+penthearia+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Family:- GEOMETRIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ENNOMINAE<br />Genus:- Hypomecis <br />Species:- penthearia<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IVJTkY6TG1R9uwB1S6qgKtN_KyEqCDRvh6i7NnNfdO0tQ9W6A59xgN4GCiuNIo4u16FwjdiZG3pzahDeEpca7Qjp2U0Fgq-77UlY-In9iMnJPHyJWyIrhiO5-CozM3324Ha87_yqgFI/s600/Hypomecis+penthearia+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IVJTkY6TG1R9uwB1S6qgKtN_KyEqCDRvh6i7NnNfdO0tQ9W6A59xgN4GCiuNIo4u16FwjdiZG3pzahDeEpca7Qjp2U0Fgq-77UlY-In9iMnJPHyJWyIrhiO5-CozM3324Ha87_yqgFI/s320/Hypomecis+penthearia+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>************************************************************************************<br /></div><br /><br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-78065299257811471542020-06-24T17:38:00.000-07:002020-06-24T17:39:59.430-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #d52c1f;"><u>Oxyodes tricolor</u></span></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Oxyodes tricolor EREBINAE EREBIDAE</u></h4>I originally put <i>Oxyodes tricolor</i> on this blog on Wednesday, 14 March 2018, but I now have a few other samples of the different colours they can come in.<br /><br />The most likely larval food plants here, are in the <i>SAPINDACEAE, SOLANACEAE</i> and <i>STERCULIACEAE</i> families. The the local <i>Brachychitons</i>, (<i>STERCULIACEAE), </i>may also be a food plants.<br /><br /><div>Wing span about 40mm.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K0v0DTlFb5WTSkFOWaj_nl5O3gF9aWh5YKxuXdJ9DoSjSZ3FVbXSHqrgnfj-Ci1nJyZaNWvAdoeELrCYo9-27IQOGqChwHD8JUxoi_Plzx-qwp-W9GdkuC6BRfwtVY6bf3tKyhlMxe0/s600/Oxyodes+tricolor+EREBINAE+EREBIDAE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K0v0DTlFb5WTSkFOWaj_nl5O3gF9aWh5YKxuXdJ9DoSjSZ3FVbXSHqrgnfj-Ci1nJyZaNWvAdoeELrCYo9-27IQOGqChwHD8JUxoi_Plzx-qwp-W9GdkuC6BRfwtVY6bf3tKyhlMxe0/s320/Oxyodes+tricolor+EREBINAE+EREBIDAE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Family:- EREBIDAE<br />Sub Family:- EREBINAE<br />Genus:- Oxyodes <br />Species:- tricolor<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>********************<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-62293792660654002992020-06-17T17:53:00.002-07:002020-06-17T17:53:48.881-07:00<div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #d52c1f;"><u>Dysallacta Sp</u></span></h1></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Dysallacta Sp SPILOMELINAE CRAMBIDAE</u></h4></div>This moth doesn't appear to have a species name yet. The distribution maps on Bold systems and ALA only approximate the coverage of the moth.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Samples have been taken or noted at the Bunya Mountains and Toowoomba in Qld, Tapin Tops NP south west of Port Macquarie in NSW, Lismore north eastern NSW, Scenic Rim SEQ, Sunshine Coast SEQ, and further north up around Townsville.</div>I don't have anything on the biology.<br /><div>I think the wingspan was about 20mm.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN9c7dOBGq5Ynl8VO68Fl05VtXnx1tidGh7kB1aQYxzFb-d_ZqwThG070-PEk-wzf6SS2EvcfVg61CWRJI0kIoeZYS7bnjf4O04XUu3boshLLm0bdc3CTq_cxPuyUyo-TFiCqTjgj86Y/s600/+Dysallacta+Sp+SPILOMELINAE+CRAMBIDAE-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN9c7dOBGq5Ynl8VO68Fl05VtXnx1tidGh7kB1aQYxzFb-d_ZqwThG070-PEk-wzf6SS2EvcfVg61CWRJI0kIoeZYS7bnjf4O04XUu3boshLLm0bdc3CTq_cxPuyUyo-TFiCqTjgj86Y/s320/+Dysallacta+Sp+SPILOMELINAE+CRAMBIDAE-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Family:- CRAMBIDAE<br />Sub Family:- SPILOMELINAE<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBwwjD-NBv2fFjgq1HPUDeKPGddqQc6bbCHsbSYgJrWrJvjfPE-YkkypjVLRfbgYTiml_to2pXQCZezzaOje7w2e4S8GSFF_XMc_cM-cPW4OT6KhSz5WZqrQQTnL_ogsgAQFsW5Sa-QA/s600/+Dysallacta+Sp+SPILOMELINAE+CRAMBIDAE-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="543" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBwwjD-NBv2fFjgq1HPUDeKPGddqQc6bbCHsbSYgJrWrJvjfPE-YkkypjVLRfbgYTiml_to2pXQCZezzaOje7w2e4S8GSFF_XMc_cM-cPW4OT6KhSz5WZqrQQTnL_ogsgAQFsW5Sa-QA/w232-h256/+Dysallacta+Sp+SPILOMELINAE+CRAMBIDAE-1.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>Genus:- Dysallacta <br />Species:- Sp</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <br /></div><div>***************************************************************************************<br /></div><div></div><div></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-5615038576589729682020-06-10T17:11:00.002-07:002020-06-17T17:45:02.108-07:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #d52c1f;"><u>Gastrinodes argoplaca </u></span></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Gastrinodes argoplaca ENNOMINAE GEOMETRIDAE</u></h3>One Synonym:- <i>Selidosema argoplaca</i> Meyrick, 1892, (http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/63641).<br />It is also listed as <i>Hereroptila argoplaca</i> in Moths of Australia (I.F.B. Common 1990), but is no longer considered as a synonym.<br /><div><br /></div><div>In captivity the larvae have accepted <i>Eucalyptus odorata (MYRTACEAE)</i>, also known as Peppermint box, Moths of Australia (I.F.B. Common 1990).</div><div><br /></div><div>In a fairly new book, "Caterpillars, Moths and their plants of Southern Australia", by Peter McQuillan, Jan Forrest, David Keane and Roger Grund, the larval food plants are said to be "Eucalypts including Malley box, <i>Eucalyptus porosa</i>," <i>(MYRTACEAE)</i>. It would seem they could feed on a variety of Eucalypts as well. We have some Eucalypts but no Mallee varieties here.</div><br />Wingspan is around 40mm or a little more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxggIxNLqt7XUS_X3fCqizEVDDtEJeP1FjtX72BujYCOEzIrpH7870nvhPETznTLGSEDZuxeKghF4bc_tv6TWdgGeLDI9sjYQ69GrY9wTBO74hGkFShW59xsHKrYi-CkzcHpyOoAH4ms/s600/Gastrinodes+argoplaca+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE+-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxggIxNLqt7XUS_X3fCqizEVDDtEJeP1FjtX72BujYCOEzIrpH7870nvhPETznTLGSEDZuxeKghF4bc_tv6TWdgGeLDI9sjYQ69GrY9wTBO74hGkFShW59xsHKrYi-CkzcHpyOoAH4ms/s320/Gastrinodes+argoplaca+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE+-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Family:- GEOMETRIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ENNOMINAE<br />Genus:- Gastrinodes<br />Species:- argoplaca</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZC_D1P4dWv1LeSx8hoaPxwKA9Lo5H0mOqFg_-TLtnzdGrE_vzx0foluLJ9wDOn1Ke51_MpTNI4h77YXCqKSLsR__dKOY9YApoCd-bLriBeDk2srCoHZfCY3Y-KrtIo5kzcozlX00xXM/s600/Gastrinodes+argoplaca+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE+-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZC_D1P4dWv1LeSx8hoaPxwKA9Lo5H0mOqFg_-TLtnzdGrE_vzx0foluLJ9wDOn1Ke51_MpTNI4h77YXCqKSLsR__dKOY9YApoCd-bLriBeDk2srCoHZfCY3Y-KrtIo5kzcozlX00xXM/s320/Gastrinodes+argoplaca+ENNOMINAE+GEOMETRIDAE+-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>*************************************************************************************<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-90459526200717216682020-06-05T00:10:00.008-07:002020-06-17T17:44:12.082-07:00<div></div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"> <u><span style="color: #d52c1f;">ICHNEUMONIDAE Wasp</span></u></h1></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>Hyposoter didymator ICHNEUMONIDAE</u></h4>This is not a usual post for this Blog which is primarily about the moths of our property, but I feel it <br />may have an interesting connection to the reduction in the number of moths we have seen over the years. This cocoon was found in a reserve a little to the West of us in Toowoomba.<br /><br /><div>The black and white cocoon in the photo belongs to a <i>Hyposoter didymator</i>, which is a solitary wasp that parasitises the larvae of native <i>Noctuid</i> moths in the army worm, cutworm, cluster caterpillars and semi-looper families. Most of these moths are pests on various pasture grasses, crops, and pine seedlings in Australia and Norfolk Island.</div><div><br /></div><div>Deliberately introduced into Western Australia from Greece in 1983 and then introduced into Queensland and Victoria from Western Australia in 1991 to try and control the pest species mentioned.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25c5ulH_LHDLbylMbtzHWvZB4zJZV0G3Vq9DKDzhleqXC1DpWVLUV_zRfEdGX3vKH0LKhmByZOByW8GfregKSLnjVqslrY3lQ4njIZsIrluVcniaZK9F-8Tba6Jxq0JLlsPz_kUqrbzs/s600/Wasp+Hyposoter+didymator+ICHNEUMONIDAE+-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25c5ulH_LHDLbylMbtzHWvZB4zJZV0G3Vq9DKDzhleqXC1DpWVLUV_zRfEdGX3vKH0LKhmByZOByW8GfregKSLnjVqslrY3lQ4njIZsIrluVcniaZK9F-8Tba6Jxq0JLlsPz_kUqrbzs/s320/Wasp+Hyposoter+didymator+ICHNEUMONIDAE+-1.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgtgK2EUrx4EmARHtx_6CWJdBkfr3DrXUXSbpWWL0uSWq3b_SjVm3RQ-D4Rs1OgXDlF6JhSGGCJnZawSUKswN5fF1_bf_flXubgl9vlsKlZr3q_1ZjBHOed44ttk-8Vvdd7TTTGnac50/s436/Wasp+Hyposoter+didymator+ICHNEUMONIDAE+-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgtgK2EUrx4EmARHtx_6CWJdBkfr3DrXUXSbpWWL0uSWq3b_SjVm3RQ-D4Rs1OgXDlF6JhSGGCJnZawSUKswN5fF1_bf_flXubgl9vlsKlZr3q_1ZjBHOed44ttk-8Vvdd7TTTGnac50/w294-h320/Wasp+Hyposoter+didymator+ICHNEUMONIDAE+-2.jpg" width="294" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />They develop in the host larva for about 2 weeks, the larva eventually dies and the wasp emerges and <br />spins a silk cocoon where it pupates within 1–2 days. Females live for about 4-5 weeks after emergence, males only 2-3 weeks.<br /><br />They were often bred in captivity and released in attempts at biological control of the pest species.<br />There are other parasitising wasp species in Australia.<br /><br /><div>The cocoon which is about 8-10mm in length is on a Warrior bush or Broom bush (<i> Apophyllum anomalum, CAPPARACEAE</i> ), which is a common host plant for Caper white and Caper gull butterflies. It is therefore likely that the host larva in this case might have been a butterfly species instead of a moth species.</div><div><br /></div><div>************************************************************************************<br /></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619543160949280792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429472198872653944.post-57982013528645008112020-05-27T18:31:00.001-07:002020-05-27T18:31:57.030-07:00<h2>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Achaea janata</u></span></h2>
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I previously put this one on the Blog on Wednesday, 21 June 2017. <br />I have added these photos because the wing markings are unusually strong and somewhat different to the normal run of <i>A.janata</i> seen here.<br /><br />Some larval food plants are listed on the previous Blog entry as above. The list of larval food plants is extensive and they are considered a serious pest on the ones that are commercial crops. <br />Although we have a number of the plants here, including a common one right outside the main windows where we find them, we never have any problem with them stripping the plants.<br />
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<u>Helicoverpa assulta HELIOTHINAE NOCTUIDAE</u></h4>
Once again, I put this moth on the Blog on Wednesday, 22 November 2017.<br />I have added these photos which show the wings better.<br />
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At first sight I dismissed this moth as another variation of the <i>Achaea janata</i> but the markings on the rear wing caught my attention.<br /><br />
I found a reference on Bold Systems that the larval food is possibly in the <i>FABACAE</i> family. If that is the case, we have many plants in this family including <i>Hardenbergia Sp, Crotalaria Sp, Jacksonia scoparia</i> (Dog Wood tree), <i>Hovea Sp</i> and <i>Castanospermum australe </i>(Black Bean), among others.<br /><br />
Wingspan is about 50 mm.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Balantiucha leucocephala</u></span></h2>
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<u>Balantiucha leucocephala EPIPLEMINAE URANIIDAE</u></h4>
Moths in <i>URANIIDAE </i>are often difficult to identify due to the tendency to roll their wings. <br />I have covered a few other moths from <i>URANIIDAE</i> previously on this Blog. Just enter "URANIIDAE" in the search box on the top left of the screen in the desktop (Web)version.<br />
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There doesn't seem to be a search box in the mobile version but you can change the mobile version to the web version by going to the bottom of the screen and clicking the web version button.<br />I don't have anything on the biology of this moth,<br />Wing span 25-28mm<br />
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Family:- URANIIDAE<br />Sub Family:- EPIPLEMINAE<br />Genus:- Balantiucha <br />Species:- leucocephala<br />
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Some synonyms still being used on the internet:- <br /><i>Dirades platyphylla <br />Erosia leucocephala<br />Phazaca leucocephala</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Ethmia postica </u></span></h2>
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<u>Ethmia postica ETHMIINAE DEPRESSARIIDAE</u> </h4>
<br />The larval food plants are said to be in the <i>BORAGINACEAE</i> family which in this area would probably be a weed that grows in the grass, Blue heliotrope, (<i>Heliotropium amplexicaule</i>) which is a Native of South America, a declared weed in NSW, also attracts <i>Darnaid</i> butterflies<br />
<br />Further afield in this area, plants in <i>Ehretia (Boraginaceae)</i> are also food plants for this moth.<br />
Wing span about 25 - 30mm.<br />
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Family:- DEPRESSARIIDAE<br />Sub Family:- ETHMIINAE<br />Genus:- Ethmia <br />Species:- postica<br /><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Oraesia argyrosigna </u></span></h2>
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<u>Oraesia argyrosigna CALPINAE EREBIDAE</u></h4>
This one has caused me some problems with identification. I am pretty sure that it is<i> O. argyrosigna,</i> but the more I look at the photos, the more inconsistencies I find in the various sites and books for any sort of positive ID.<br />
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There are really only two moths that it is likely to be here, <i>O. argyrosigna and O. emarginata</i>.<br />
I put what I think is <i>O. emarginata</i> on post on this Blog on Wednesday, 14 March 2018. They are a bit more tropical usually, but like a lot of moths, given the right conditions they will migrate.<br />
On the other hand, <i>O. argyrosigna</i> is a known east of here and the likely hood of it being here is very high.<br />
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As usual, all identifications are as good as I can make them from photographs, and there is ample room for error!<br />
Wing span was a little over 50mm.<br />
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Family:- EREBIDAE <br />
Sub Family:- CALPINAE<br />
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Species:- argyrosigna<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Catephia linteola </u></span></h2>
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<u>Catephia linteola EREBINAE EREBIDAE</u></h4>
Some sites are listing this moth as <i>Nagia linteola</i>. This certainly used to be it's name along with many other synonyms, however, for the purpose of this Blog, I am sticking to the names used on Bold Systems.<br />
Moths of Australia (Common 1990), lists the moth as <i>Nagia linteola (Guenée, 1852) subspecies ecclesiastica.</i><br />
Although I found some reference to larval food plants, they were from India and not likely to be represented here. One mention of a <i>Corymbia</i> species is a possible but I couldn't find anything definite. <br />
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Family:- EREBIDAE<br />
Sub Family:- EREBINAE<br />
Genus:- Catephia <br />
Species:- linteola<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Leucania cruegeri </u></span></h2>
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<u>Leucania cruegeri NOCTUINAE NOCTUIDAE </u></h4>
This week I have managed to find three new moths on the windows at night.<br />
I don't have anything on the biology of this one.<br />
Wing span is around 30 to 35mm.<br />
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Family:- NOCTUIDAE<br />
Sub Family:- NOCTUINAE<br />
Genus:- Leucania <br />
Species:- cruegeri<br />
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<u><i>Edited:- April 22, 2020</i></u><br />
I originally put this on as <i>Dysgonia Sp EREBINAE EREBIDAE</i><br />
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<u>Dysgonia solomonensis EREBINAE EREBIDAE</u></h4>
Despite the moth in the picture missing a couple of wing dots that appear in most of the samples, I think it is still<i> D. solomonensis</i>. The wing scales are missing in the area of the dots which is just under the centre loop of the dark patch.<br />
The larval food plant is <i>Breynia oblongifolia (Phyllanthaceae)</i>. We have a number of these in the garden.<br />
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There is a good photo match in Moths of Australia (Common 1990), using one of the synonyms, now out of date, <i>Parallelia solomonensis</i> Sub species<i> papuana</i>, and on Bold Systems with added notes under the synonym <i>Bastilla solomonensis.</i><br />
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Family:- EREBIDAE<br />
Sub Family:- EREBINAE<br />
Genus:- Dysgonia <br />
Species:- solomonensis<br />
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Family:- CRAMBIDAE<br />
Sub Family:- SCOPARIINAE<br />
Genus:- Scoparia<br />
Species:- exhibitalis<br />
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It didn't seem to matter what angle I took the photo on it still showed the colours on the scales on the wings.<br />
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They normally look like this sample to the left which I put on the Blog on Wednesday, 20 February 2019.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Spoladea recurvalis</u></span> </h2>
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<u>Spoladea recurvalis SPILOMELINAE CRAMBIDAE</u></h4>
This is another one I missed doing a Blog on in the first round.<br />
This a very common moth around here and often seen flying during the day.<br />
The larval food plants around here include <i>Atriplex Sp</i>. salt bushes and <i>Chenopodium Sp</i>. which are a weed here.<br />
They are a pest on Beet vegetable crops.<br />
Wing span about 20mm.<br />
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Genus:- Spoladea <br />
Species:- recurvalis<br />
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I discovered I hadn't done a Blog on <i>Spoladea recurvalis</i> when I went to show these next couple of photos.<br />
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We has some good rain in February and have had another small amount just recently. The result is that despite it being late in the season, the butterflies and moths are reproducing in quite large numbers. There is not the variety we used to get but that may come.<br />
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Two sites west of us here have had flooding rain in February and a couple of weeks ago we were seeing an amazing number of moths and butterflies. At one site, an unusually large number of caterpillars on plants and on the ground, moving from one area to another.<br />
I don't think we can say the drought has really broken yet, but the plants and insects are certainly appreciating the water.<br />
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Daisies are always a good food plant for butterflies and moths, at least the ones that can feed on the nectar.<br /><br />These daisies were in large numbers in an area that was recently flooded.<br />
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The photo to the left has two moths and a grass blue butterfly. There was a large number of species at that particular site about 80 Klm west of here.<br /><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Theretra oldenlandiae</u></span></h2>
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<u>Theretra oldenlandiae MACROGLOSSINAE SPHINGIDAE</u></h4>
I found this caterpillar on our drive way but I have never identified the moth here. I think this is the fifth and final instar of the moth and it was probably looking for a place to pupate. <br />
The moths are very similar to the <i>Theretra margarita </i>but have a double stripe down the abdomen rather than the single stripe of <i>T. margarita.</i><br />
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An article on the <i>T. oldenlandiae</i> moth can be found at:-<br />
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/oldenlandiae.html<br />
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And a photo of <i>T.margarita</i> in on this Blog on Wednesday, 16 December 2015.<br />
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Sub Family:- MACROGLOSSINAE<br />
Genus:- Theretra <br />
Species:- oldenlandiae<br />
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<u>Phalaenoides glycinae AGARISTINAE NOCTUIDAE</u></h4>
Just as I had given up trying to identify a moth for the Blog, this one landed in the garden.<br />
They are an agricultural pest on the grape vines ( Vitis vinifera, VITACEAE ) but also feed on other plants.<br />
It is likely that our Shining Grape, (Tetrastigma nitens VITACEAE), which is a native grape vine, would be the larval food source if it is breeding here.<br />
The moths can be found from Southern Queensland through New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.<br />
This one is a ragged around the edges of the forewing. <br />
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Although I put a post about this moth on the Blog on Wednesday, 30 November 2016, I recently took a photo of the two tone version.<br />Still the same moth with different markings. The white / yellow markings are not rare but the moths are generally the dark form.<br />The larval food plant is probably Eucalyptus species.<br />
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