Thursday, 19 July 2012

Another very warm night revealed 117 macro moths of 29 species in the light and bait traps.  There were 6 new species for the year, one of them, Brown Pine Looper Moth (Caripeta angustiorata) was a new species for the backyard.  The other 5 species were:

Tufted Thyatirid (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides)
Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata)
Purple Arches (Polia purpurissata)
Anicla tepperi (Anicla tepperi)
Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina)

There were also several interesting micro moth species, of which, one I have identified as Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth (Anania coronata).

Brown Pine Looper Moth (Caripeta angustiorata)

Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata)

Purple Arches (Polia purpurissata)

Anicla tepperi (Anicla tepperi)

Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth (Anania coronata)

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