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Uresiphita ornithopteralis
I couldn't resist this shot as the moth had landed with wings spread on a very bright light giving full and x-ray view. About 30mm wingspan.
At the local school at night.
Common name might be 'Tree Lucerne Moth'
Highly variable with some almost black versions exist particularly west of the eastern states of Australia.
family: CRAMBIDAE
subfamily: PYRAUSTINAE
tribe: Pyraustini
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Uresiphita...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Apr 1, 2014
Submitted on Apr 1, 2014
2 Comments
Yep couldn't resist veins in particular. I don't know how it handled the heat - it was there for ages.
picked up some nice light on this one.