AGANAINAE

49: wingspan about 70 mm. Asota plagiata,

ANTHELIDAE

58:This guy was picked up on the ground under some Iron-barks in a school yard length about 8 cms Anthela canescens,

59: #58 again, Anthela canescens

60: moth from caterpillar #58 above, wingspan about 8 cms, Anthela canescens

61:moth from caterpillar #58 above again, wingspan about 8 cms, Anthela canescens

ARCTIINAE

12: Nyctemera secundiana

13: probably Utetheisa lotrix

14:probably Utetheisa lotrix

CRAMBIDAE

24: probably Notarcha aurolinealis, SPILOMELINAE

EREBIDAE

15: Hulodes caranea, EREBINAE	32: Maliattha amorpha, ACONTIINAE	34: Dasypodia cymatodes, EREBINAE	48: wingspan about 85 mm. Dasypodia cymatodes, EREBINAE
44: wingspan about 90 mm. Othreis fullonia, CALPINAE	46: wingspan about 35 mm. Grammodes ocellata, EREBINAE	50: wingspan about 50 mm. unidentified	52: wingspan about 50 mm. Dysgonia latizona, EREBINAE

53: wingspan about 80 mm. Speiredonia spectans, EREBINAE

54: wingspan about 80 mm. Donuca rubropicta, EREBINAE

57: Saroba maculicosta, CALPINAE

GEOMETRIDAE

7: male Anisozyga insperata GEOMETRINAE	29: male Anisozyga insperata, GEOMETRINAE	16: probably Gastrina cristaria, DIPTYCHINI	37: probably Gastrina cristaria, DIPTYCHINI
23:probably male Pholodes sinistraria, ENNOMINAE	30: Oenochroma vinaria OENOCHROMINAE	36: wingspan about 7 cms. Oenochroma vinaria, OENOCHROMINAE	33: wingspan about 5 cms. Gastrophora henricaria, OENOCHROMINAE
45: wingspan about 33 mm. probably Ectropis species, ENNOMINAE	35: unidentified	39: unidentified	41: unidentified

LYMANTRIINAE

27: Euproctis lutea This Caterpillar (12mm long) wrapped itself in a pale tan silky shelter in a curled leaf. One notable characteristic of the grub was its defence stance. The end closer to the head bent downward at about 90 degrees from the forward tufts and it became quite rigid.

28: Euproctis lutea, Adult moth from Caterpillar #27 above.

42: wingspan about 25 mm. unidentified

62: caterpillar of Orgyia australis, found on Cootamundra Wattle

63: #62 above again.

64: cocoon of caterpillar #62 and #63 above.

65: unidentified caterpillar infected with wasp parasitoids which have emerged and formed cocoons.

NOCTUIDAE

21: unidentified

31: wingspan about 5 cms. unidentified

38: probably Spodoptera mauritia, ACRONICTINAE1

40: wingspan about 12 mm. probably Mythimna convecta, HADENINAE

50: wingspan about 50 mm. unidentified

55: length about 50 mm. Callopistria maillardi, ACRONICTINAE1

56: #55 again Callopistria maillardi, ACRONICTINAE1

NOTODONTIDAE

17: probably Ochrogaster lunifer

18: probably Ochrogaster lunifer

19: probably Ochrogaster lunifer

OECOPHORIDAE

probably Zonopetala clerota

OENOSANDRIDAE ?

4: "black grub" Caterpillar hiding under Eucalyptus bark, length about 2 cms. probabably Oenosandra boisduvalii

5: two more black grubs, probabably Oenosandra boisduvalii,

6: another black grub, probably Oenosandra boisduvalii

PAPILIONIDAE

1: Papilio aegeus

2: Papilio aegeus again

3: Papilio aegeus once more

PSYCHIDAE

8: Metura elongatus

9: Metura elongatus close-up,

10: Metura elongatus once more,

PYRALIDAE?

20: unidentified

SATURNIIDAE

25: probably Syntherata janetta

26: close-up of eyespot on forewing of # 25, probably Syntherata janetta

SPHINGIDAE

22: probably Psilogramma menephron

51: wingspan about 55 mm. Cephonodes kingii

UNIDENTIFIED

43: wingspan about 40 mm.

47: wingspan about 25 mm.

Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

written 17 December 2009, updated 31 July 2023 Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)