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Sorama bicolor
Looking very much like a piece of bark from an Ironbark gum tree this moth had wings of brown and deep bluish grey. The thorax showed tufts of deep grey and black setae looking like charred wood. Pic 4 shows two front legs. It was difficult to see details of the head. This moth had a very thick abdomen, that was hanging to one side of the narrow branch, suggesting that it was a gravid female.
Spotted on a callistemon bush at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges (National Park).
The moths occur all along the east coast of Australia and the South West part of West Australia.
Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Caterpillars of this moth feed on leaves of various species of eucalyptus.
Family: Notodontidae
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Good spotting. They must roll in fresh tar. Certainly ready to burst I think.