AGANAINAE
UNIDENTIFIED
49: wingspan about 70 mm.
Asota plagiata,
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
12:
Nyctemera secundiana
13: probably
Utetheisa lotrix
14:probably
Utetheisa lotrix
24: probably
Notarcha aurolinealis,
SPILOMELINAE
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
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
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.
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
17: probably
Ochrogaster lunifer
18: probably
Ochrogaster lunifer
19: probably
Ochrogaster lunifer
probably
Zonopetala clerota
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
1: Papilio aegeus
2:
Papilio aegeus again
3:
Papilio aegeus once more
8:
Metura elongatus
9: Metura elongatus close-up,
10:
Metura elongatus once more,
20: unidentified
25: probably
Syntherata janetta
26: close-up of eyespot on forewing of
# 25,
probably
Syntherata janetta
22: probably
Psilogramma menephron
51: wingspan about 55 mm.
Cephonodes kingii
43: wingspan about 40 mm.
47: wingspan about 25 mm.
butterflies
Lepidoptera
moths
updated 31 July 2023
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)