by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Southern Old Lady (Moon) Moth Scientific Name: Dasypodia selenophora Size: Wingspan up to 90mm What does it look like? The adult Southern Old Lady or Moon Moth is brown above, patterned with darker lines and a large blue, brown and black semicircular eyespot on each...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Pink-bellied Moth Scientific Name: Oenochroma vinaria Size: Wingspan 60 mm What does it look like? Pink-bellied Moth adults are pinkish to brown with a dark edged yellow line running across the upper surface of the wings, and with a small, dark edged, transparent spot...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Case Moth Scientific Name: Conoeca guildingi Size: Wingspan 20 to 25mm What does it look like? The female Case Moth is grey with darker speckling, hindwings with dark margins, and abdomen banded with yellow and black. Male forewings whitish with darker speckles,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White Antennae Wasp Moth Scientific Name: Amata nigriceps Size: Wingspan 25-30 mm What does it look like? The adult White Antennae Wasp Moth is black with orange translucent spots on each wing, a black and orange-yellow banded abdomen, and white tips to the black...
