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Thalaina clara
A beautiful and delicate moth mostly pure white but with strongly outlined, rust coloured lines crossing the wings in an 'N' shape and following the wing margins. Approximately 22mm long with a wingspan of about 50mm.
Resting on a wall in a local nature reserve adjoining a large national park.
In Melbourne, the pupa is formed in September and the adults emerge at the beginning of May, so this one is a little early. Larvae feed on Acacia mearnsii and Acacia dealbata
Also known as Clara's Satin moth
family: GEOMETRIDAE
subfamily: Ennominae
tribe: Nacophorini
Distribution in Australia http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Thalaina+c...
Spotted on Apr 16, 2014
Submitted on Apr 16, 2014
9 Comments
Thanks Luis.
Beautiful!
Thanks Leuba, Tom, Chun and Toshimi. This was one of those beautiful little surprises when I least expected it.
Wonderful series!
Splendid moth spotting!
Great find, Mark.
Wow, that's a nice looking moth Mark!
Nice photos Mark. Such a tidy moth & I love the name.
Thanks Rob. She was a flighty girl and only allowed me a few shots.
Amazing detail on image 3, thank you Mark