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06 Oct 2019
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Leuba Ridgway
A pale moth with purple tinged wings and fringed trailing margins. Wingspan could have been about 10 to 12 mm.Each fore wing had a smudged dark patch in the middle of the inner margin which at rest formed a dark circle. On each wing was also a small dark, slightly posterior to the dark patch. Antennae were swept back. The labial palps appeared to form a "snout" with a short stiff bristle on either side at the tip.
Seen under a bright garden light on a warm night.
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05 Mar 2019
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Heather Elizabeth
Observed this plant along the firebreak adjacent to Sherbrooke Forest along Belgrave/Ferny Creek road, heading down hill from Edgebrook track before we got to Ridge Track.
Thanks to those who helped with the id
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29 Jan 2019
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Mark Ridgway
Very good camouflage on Allocasuarina ?verticillata
About 18mm long
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12 Jan 2019
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Leuba Ridgway
A large grey female Cossid with a wing span of about 175 mm. It made a crash landing and thrashed & skidded about on its back rubbing-off most of its scales on the thorax and wings. It finally calmed down when offered a large piece of eucalyptus bark. There were no significant patterns on wings or thorax on the grey upper side. The undersides of the wings were a deep pinkish-brown with a pale edging to the inner margin of the fore wings. The abdomen was thick and densely covered with brown tinged setae dorsally and was white on the ventral side.
Attracted to bright lights on building near a National Park.
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12 Jan 2019
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Leuba Ridgway
A slender green katydid with a white stripe running along the midline and lateral aspect of the thorax. Each fore wing shows strong white stripes with a red lower margin, one running along the middle and the other, along the outer edge of the wing. Long antennae were a pale yellow.
Spotted under bright lights - warm night.
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07 Jan 2019
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Leuba Ridgway
An attractive pale brown moth with a wing span of about 20 mm. The fore wings had diffuse dark brown patches with two thin white lines in the mid-wing region and a line in the submarginal area curving towards the trailing margin and ending in a small white spot. The costa near the trailing margin also showed small white specks. Apices were pale.
The thorax showed a flash of white and this aligned with a single patch of white along the inner margin of each forewing, evident when the wings parted (pic 2).
Hind wings were a pale orange and appeared to have fringed margins. The dorsal aspect of the abdomen and legs were also tinged with a pale yellow.
Very active moth. Spotted on a warm night under bright garden lights. Would greatly appreciate help with identification. Thanks.
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04 Jan 2019
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Leuba Ridgway
This small moth was about 6 mm long with pale grey blotchy wings. there were dark grey patches at the apices and mid costal region of the fore wings. The thorax sported a black tuft of short setae and posterior to this was a smaller tuft along the midline.
Antennae were short and feathery.
Attracted to bright lights - very warm night.
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13 Dec 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
A smooth white moth with a wing span of 40 mm, with, as the name suggests two small spots of black on the wings. Surprisingly, the underside showed orange and black banding on the dorsal side of the abdomen and a white belly. The legs were covered with short orange coloured setae. Eyes and antennae were black. labial palps were rec-curved.
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10 Jun 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
Caps of this bright orange mushroom were no more than 10 mm with a deep central depression. Younger fruiting bodies were almost hemispherical, flattening out as the mature. Caps showed some striation and margins were wavy.
Stipe was smooth and slightly paler than the cap. Could not get a shot of the gills. Possibly Rickenella fibula.
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03 Jun 2018
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Mark Ridgway
About 50mm long.
Probably attracted to night lights but found in a torpid state in daytime.
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11 Apr 2018
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Mark Ridgway
About 40mm wing span.
Attracted to light and settled with wing tips pressed to surface.
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09 Mar 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Damaged.
Amazing similarity to Mamestra dictyota... trailing edge submarginal colouration seems correct.
Drawn to outside light.
About 18mm long
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10 Feb 2018
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Mark Ridgway
An unusually vivid green version. about 40mm wingspan.
Attracted to light near midnight.
Landed momentarily on my 'other' hand for a couple of one-handed snaps.
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08 Feb 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Drawn to lights near midnight.
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07 Feb 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Medium size moth with plain white wings except for a discrete black spot near the middle of each fore wing.
Wingspan approx 40mm.
Attracted to light.
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07 Feb 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Very small moth approx. 14mm wingspan.
Posture of a chook having a dust bath.
Also found a pale, uncoloured one possibly the same.
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06 Feb 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
This moth had a wing span of 20 mm. Typical to this species, it stood on it's front legs holding it's up-curved abdomen in the air with the apices of the fore wings resting on either side.
The wings were a mix of grey and brown with thin wavy lines. The costa had white markings down the whole length.
Spotted under bright garden light. Unsure of the ID as there are a few with varying wing patterns and colour.
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26 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Attracted to lights.
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Unidentified
17 Jan 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
This oecophorine moth had a white head and thorax. Wings were white with broad, dark costal margins which were broken by two oblique bands of white on either side. The body of the fore wings showed dark smudges and spots. Labial palps were re-curved.
Wing span about 20 mms.
Attracted to bright garden lights on a warm day. Area has tall gum trees.
(Please add Palimmeces hemiphanes. Thanks.)
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17 Jan 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
An attractive moth with patches of rust brown and grey on the fore wings and narrow white wavy transverse bands that dipped down at the apices. Hind wings showed thin wavy brown lines and a broader white band near the trailing margin. The under side of the silky wings were pale. Wing span about 20 mm.
Spotted under bright garden lights.
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12 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Finally found one of these bananas with legs.
They really do glow.
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12 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Attacted to lights (or the activity around them?)
About 12mm long.
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Unidentified
11 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
This small Cicadidae was attracted to light.
I haven't seen these green patterns before.
Yoyetta?
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10 Jan 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
A small attractive moth that looked almost square because of a hunched back. Satiny wings were a creamy colour deepening to a reddish-brown towards the trailing margins. Two lines of small black dots slanted downwards from the mid-costal area.
Wing span - 20 mm.
Drawn to bright garden lights. Mixed natives in the area.
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08 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
About 12mm long overall.
Interesting studs across shoulders.
Attracted to light near midnight.
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Unidentified
06 Jan 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
A small, very active dark beetle commonly called Water Penny from family Psephenidae had a slightly dorso-ventrally flattened body. The elytra showed two narrow bands of pale specks. The pronotum which was the same colour as the elytra had a pair of short pale streaks on either side of midline arising from the posterior margin. The lateral margins had pale flecks. The elytra stopped short of the terminal abdominal segments. Head was small with relatively large closely placed eyes. Antennae were segmented.
Legs were thin with feeble tarsi.
Flew in towards the garden lights on a warm night and then disappeared under some wood.
( Please add Sclerocyphon sp.)
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05 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Several fresh specimens were seen on the night. This one seemed the 'greenest' Mottled inner wing seemed to vary slightly between specimens.
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05 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Attracted to light near midnight.
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05 Jan 2018
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Leuba Ridgway
A moth with a wing span of about 30 mm. It was more grey than brown with the fore wings showing a central transverse band. Each fore wing had two oblique black lines, one running from wing base downwards to the inner margin and a shorter one from the apex of each fore wing running upwards.
Spotted under bright lights on a warm night in a suburban garden. Mixed native trees around. Also near a national park.
I am hoping the moth will return tonight so I can get a better shot/natural light. Thanks to Cathy Powers for confirming this as Dysbatus.
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02 Jan 2018
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Mark Ridgway
Attracted to light in outer urban back yard.
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Wendy Moore Depressariidae Enchocrates sp. I have trouble IDing to sp. Cathy has similarly marked ones as E glaucopis, however these all have distinct red/pink stripes on outer 1/2 of forewings
• 09 Oct
Leuba Ridgway Wendy, I've had a look at Ken Harris' moth which is similar to mine in every way. He has identified it as E.glaucopis. http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/101273
• 09 Oct
Leuba Ridgway Thank you for your suggestion. I wouldn't have got anywhere without your help.
• 09 Oct