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Pantydia sparsa
About 40mm wingspan. An attractive pattern of greys and this one has a fine wavy yellow line near the outer margin. Yet another version of this highly variable moth. Different markings to the other 2 I have found.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/160...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117...
Under strong night lights at the local school.
family: NOCTUIDAE
subfamily: Catocalinae
genus: Pantydia
species: Pantydia sparsa
Larvae feed on a wide range of plants. Found in all states of Australia plus Norfolk Island and New Zealand.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Pantydia+s...
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
Spotted on Apr 6, 2014
Submitted on Apr 7, 2014
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Remarkable variation - they are such tidy-looking moths.