Proteuxoa bistrigula

An Owlet Moth at O'Connor, ACT

Proteuxoa bistrigula at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2019 08:16 PM
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Proteuxoa bistrigula 31 Jan 2021 GlennCocking
Proteuxoa cinereicollis 30 Mar 2019 donhe
Proteuxoa cinereicollis 30 Mar 2019 ibaird

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Attracted to Actinic UV light at night.

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   31 Mar 2019
Why is the eye red?
ibaird wrote:
   31 Mar 2019
Its just reflection from the flash I think. Sometimes happens at a certain angle.
donhe wrote:
   31 Mar 2019
But you never get violet, blue, green, yellow or orange eyes. I thought red-eye in human photos shows reflection from the blood in the retina, but moths do not have red blood.
Maybe this particular moth was angry or something.

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