Utetheisa pulchelloides

Heliotrope Moth at Michelago, NSW

Utetheisa pulchelloides at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2017
Utetheisa pulchelloides at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2017
Utetheisa pulchelloides at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2017
Utetheisa pulchelloides at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2017
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Utetheisa pulchelloides 15 Dec 2017 ibaird
Utetheisa pulchelloides 14 Dec 2017 Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. The colour is faded but the pinkish spots are more prominent under the wing.

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ibaird wrote:
   14 Dec 2017
Based on likelihood this is certainly Utethesia sp. most probably U. pulchelloides but it could also be the less likely U. lotrix. They are very close to each other and differr only by the presence or absence of a spot on the forewing which I can't really check from these photos. Do you perhaps have a closer up image of the moth, i.e . as for the second image?
Illilanga wrote:
   15 Dec 2017
I've added a cropped version of the photo to help. I had a look at the identification tips and the moth has five spots on the forewing; the extra spot is visible.

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