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Oruza stragulata
Oruza stragulata or Zagira stragulata Pagenstecher, 1900, of subfamily Aventiinae, family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths) . The adult moth of this species has brown wings. The forewings each have a pale area along the costa which extends across the thorax. The wings have a bulge along the outer margin, and a hook tip to the apex. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
Backyard garden.
Reference: http://www.leapfrogoz.com.au/LeapFrogOz/..., http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au..., http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/O/Oruza_st....
Spotted on Dec 30, 2012
Submitted on Jan 4, 2013
3 Comments
@Nuwan, I think I got a match - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettaman/44... - (Oruza stragulata (Pagenstecher, 1900), Subfamily Aventiinae, Family Noctuidae).
Thanks Nuwan, as always! :)
i can only narrow it down to Erebidae, Boletobiinae, Aventiini !