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This little guy randomly landed on me while I waited for the train into the city. Can anyone help me identify?
Spotted on Apr 26, 2013
Submitted on Apr 26, 2013
5 Comments
Yes it was just a rough starting point for ve - there's a lot similar for sure.
Here's some more info on the family. They're called 'footmen moths' or 'lichen moths'. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
Hang on, change of plan! I think I've found a match in Lithosiinae - Asura lydia. What do you think? http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
I agree that it's probably a wasp moth, but not the Orange Shoulder Wasp Moth (Amata humeralis) in the Brisbane Insects link. The patterns look wrong to me. I've had a look on Lepidoptera Barcode of Life and apparently there are 64 species of Wasp Moths in Australia (Familly Arctiidae, Subfamily Ctenuchinae). Sigh! http://lepbarcoding.org/australia/specie...
Hi ve.. have a look at these http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...