Symphyta nyctopis

A Bombycoid Moth (Lasiocampinae) at Ainslie, ACT

Symphyta nyctopis at Ainslie, ACT - 11 Nov 2020
Symphyta nyctopis at Ainslie, ACT - 11 Nov 2020
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Symphyta nyctopis 12 Nov 2020 donhe
Symphyta nyctopis 12 Nov 2020 ibaird
Pararguda crenulata 12 Nov 2020 jb2602

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Flying about so difficult to capture. maybe Pararguda rufescens. Oncopera rufobrunnea also has this wing fringe pattern.

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donhe wrote:
   12 Nov 2020
The pale costal stripe and the rounded margin of the forewing look more like Symphyta nyctopis.

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