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Anestia ombrophanes
About 30mm long; a delicate net cocoon with pupa made of caterpillar hairs. Pupa mostly cream-white and about a quarter was salmon coloured.
On the bark of a large Melaleuca sp. in suburban street.
Common name 'Clouded Footman'
The larvae of this moth feed on lichen
The female is wingless.
Caterpillar here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/998...
Male imago here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/215...
zoological_division: DITRYSIA
superfamily: NOCTUOIDEA
family: ARCTIIDAE
subfamily: LITHOSIINAE
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Anestia+om...
Spotted on Feb 4, 2013
Submitted on Feb 4, 2013
4 Comments
Name changed.
I think you were right with Arctinae on the other spotting bayucca. I realise now these are probably far too big for diamondback moth. Thanks for commenting. I am backing off from my original ID and going with your suggestion on Manuel's spotting.
Never seen anything like it
A 360° view shows indeed a larger spaced construction. Again, I am not experienced with it to confirm, but looks definitely close and might be the Plutella xylostella indeed.