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Scopula rubraria
About 20mm wide. Pink tones in hindwings. Faded.
Attracted inside from back yard by lights at night.
Sub-Family: Sterrhinae Incredibly variable visually. This one seems faded compared to some from scale loss. Very similar to the EOL version. Common over most of Australia. Thanks gatorfellows for locating this (via StephenSolomons). http://www.pbase.com/merlotadl/image/124...
That pbase link seems to include a community that has various universities and butterfly societies which were tapped into for the identifications to his images.
Ha! Moth IDing can do that (and worse) :-) We have an ID and that's great. I didn't think it would happen for this one. Any electronic links from the guy to build our case? Thanks again.
very embarrassed. I went to sleep without passing all that on to you. Also the Brian on Pbase who did the id is very well connected. I sent an email and had an answer and trust the identifications on his site
Thanks gatorfellows, martinl, StephenSolomons - going with (faded) S.rubraria
I have the same moth with the same colour underwing as well as one with a plain underwing. I have also not given it an identification because I cannot find one with the reddish tint. I have taken your lead and called it Scopula sp. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/176... I have several spottings of the reddish underwing and the plain underwing and I believe the reddish tinge to be on the wings not a reflection
Geometridae - Sterrhinae Waves
There are several to pick from but its confusing.
The color in the underwing is not seen so I wonder if yours was a function of reflected light?
If I was pressed to guess, I think you have the varied wave Scopula optivata but not confident to call it. At lease you can look further.
My reference is Peter Marriot again (part 3) http://www.iffa.org.au/moths-victoria-pe...
Spotted on Feb 21, 2013
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013
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