Semi-looper Moth

Achaea sp.

Description:

About 3.5cm wide.

Habitat:

Found on my backdoor in the evening.

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 11 years ago

Semi Looper Moth

Achaea sp.

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Castor Oil Semi-Looper moth

Achaea janata Achaea janata

4 Comments

LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you Nuwan & bayucca :)

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

hmm...yes bayucca, that is very confusing! i agree. it would be better as Achaea sp.

bayucca 11 years ago

In the meanwhile Nuwan got some IDeas. I am not sure it is really Janata, which I would slightly tend to, but I am not sure. There are others (Eusciasta and Serva) which looks very similar. There is also a great variability within the genus and species. Safe side would be Achaea sp.
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/sp...
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/sp...

LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you very much for the ID Nuwan :)

Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Apr 23, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012