Filata Moth

Description:

An attractive moth with patches of rust brown and grey on the fore wings and narrow white wavy transverse bands that dipped down at the apices. Hind wings showed thin wavy brown lines and a broader white band near the trailing margin. The under side of the silky wings were pale. Wing span about 20 mm.

Habitat:

Spotted under bright lights in the garden.

Notes:

Normally the wings are held flat on either side of the body but this moth held them high up for awhile giving me the opportunity to get a glimpse of the underside.
Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Larentiinae