Saturday, 10 December 2011

Moth Cavalcade Continues

Just enjoy the colours and shapes of the thousands of species of rainforest moths
Westermannia gloriosa; Nolidae; Chloeophorinae
Thallarcha epileuca: Arctiidae; Lithosinae
Epicoma melanospila; Notodontidae; Thaumetopoeinae (Mareeba area)
Lyclene reticulata; Arctiidae; Lithosinae
Lactura suffusa; Lacturidae
Hypsidia erythropsalis; Drepanidae
Casbia sp; Geometridae; Ennominae
Heterallactis stenochrysa; Arctiidae; Lithosinae
Eustixis sp ?parallelus; Lacturidae
The Four O'clock Moth Dysphania numana; Geometridae; Geometrinae
Diasemiopsis ramburialis; Pyralidae (=Crambidae); Pyraustinae
Crocanthes sp; Lecithoceridae
Comana corones; Limacodidae
Cirrochrista aetherialis; Pyralidae (=Crambidae); Pyraustinae
Chorodna strixaria; Geometridae; Ennominae
Platyja exequialis; Noctuidae; Catocalinae (What's wrong with this picture!)
Anthela sp; Anthelidae
Anthela sp; Anthelidae
?Nacoleia sp; Pyralidae (=Crambidae); Pyraustinae (note the parasitic mites)
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3 comments:

  1. Dave10 December 2011 at 08:00

    A particularly tasty set of moths in this update! Thank you!!!

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  2. Katie (Nature ID)11 December 2011 at 02:59

    Gorgeous moths! Interesting backdrop you have for many of the moths. What is it? And about how big are the holes? It's great for size comparison in photos.

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  3. Mr. Smiley11 December 2011 at 11:14

    Hi Katie
    The backdrop is mosquito netting, available at Spotlight. I've had this light-sheet on the blog before. The holes are approximately 1 mm across. They are now greening up with algae.
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