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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

 Nephopterix melanostyla

Nephopterix melanostyla PHYCITINAE PYRALIDAE 

These are an unusual looking moth with those large eyes and the odd stance.
I don't have anything on the biology of them, although they are found pretty well all over Australia.





Family:- PYRALIDAE
Sub Family:- PHYCITINAE
Genus:- Nephopterix
Species:- melanostyla

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Syntozyga anconia OLETHREUTINAE TORTRICIDAE

This moth is sitting on the leaf of a Nardoo plant in the pond.
The wingspan is only about 12mm.



Family:- TORTRICIDAE
Sub Family:- OLETHREUTINAE
Genus:- Syntozyga
Species:- anconia




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