2025

Late spring nd summer rains have provided and abundance of insects in the rainforest of Far North Queensland. Here are some examples?

Recently described Balta rothi abroad at night on tree trunk.

Polyphagoides cantrelli Blaberidae

Phyllium monteithi Phylliidae

Westermannia gloriosa Nolidae

Theila triplaga Crambidae

Pracinocyma caniola Geometridae

Analyta apicalis Crambidae

Cirrhochrista annulifera Crambidae

Antitrygodes parvimacula Geometridae

Agathia distributa Geometridae

Tripidtampa lepraota 

Gelasma orthodesma Geometridae

Hyposidra talaca Geometridae

Earias flavida Nolidae

Syntherata janetta Saturniidae

Lyclene reticulata Artiidae

Aenetus scotti Hepialidae

Garrha sp. Oecophoridae

Endoxyla mackeri Cossidae

Heterallactis stenochrysa Arctiidae

Hypsidia erythroposalis Drepanidae

Bastilla solomonensis Noctuidae

Cosmostola narieidaria Geometridae

Autumn Beauties

 The season is changing in the northern tropics of Australia. Daily temperatures are gradually lowering and the "wet season" is coming to a close--hopefully. With the days slightly shorter, there is a changing regime of insects. Many of the same species stick around until conditions become too dry or cool, but many others are appearing.

Here are a few insects that have been coming t the lights.

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Drepanidae Tridrepana lunulata 

Geometridae Eumelea rosalia female 

Crambidae Diaphania indica broadcasting

Aganaidae Asota caricae

Geometridae Genus ?

Anthelidae Anthela sp

Noctuidae Phyllodes imperialis the Imperial Moth

Anthelidae Anthela sp head on

Arctiidae Amata bicolor 

Arctiidae Chamaita barnardi

Crambidae Glyphodes actorionalis 

Crambidae Heortia vitessoides

Crambidae Parotis sp 

Crambidae Parotis sp head-on

Geometridae Berta chrysolineata

Noctuidae Donuca castalia 

Geometridae Aeolochroma viridicata 

Noctuidae Anomis lyona

Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Cuirrimundria delicata female

Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Cuirrimundria delicata female

Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Kurandoptera purpura female

Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Kurandoptera purpura female

This vespid wasp seems to be at the end of her life. She sat in the sun all day.

Active caterpillar on tree trunk.Family Lymantriidae???

Trigonidiidae; Trigonidiinae; Homoeoxipha lycoides The Tinkling Leaf-runner

Gryllotalpidae: Gryllotalpinae; Gryllotalpa sp

Lampyridae: Luciola sp