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Scopula rubraria
A delicate small moth about 15mm wingspan. Propped up like a Pyralidae.
On a car under strong lights next to a national park.
Caterpillars eat leaves from herbaceous plants especially Buckhorn Plantain. Common. Found in all Australian states except WA.
Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
family: GEOMETRIDAE
subfamily: Sterrhinae
genus: Scopula
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Scopula+ru...
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