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Sandava scitisignata
A pretty medium sized moth with bold patterns of orange, white, black. About 30mm across.
Resting on a wall in BBQ area within a nature reserve incorporating stringybark, acacias, pomaderris, pittosporum, assorted woody shrubs and grasses.
Sandava scitisignata male... 'Fungus eating moth' found in Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria subfamily: Hypeninae distribution in Aust. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Sandava+sc...
That is one colorful moth
They eat lichen,; who would have guessed.
I saw a similar one in Sydney that gave the genus away.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...
Spotted on Oct 11, 2013
Submitted on Oct 11, 2013
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