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Pholodes sinistraria
I first saw this moth on a rusty iron pole and thought it was dead so a gentle poke and it fell to the rocks below. Then it started moving. About 35mm across. The patterns on the wings also seemed quite thick... illusory? A male going by the antennae.
Within a nature reserve incorporating stringybark, acacias, pomaderris, pittosporum, assorted woody shrubs and grasses.
Sometimes called 'Sinister moth" Larvae feed on Roses ( Rosa odorata, ROSACEAE ), Camellia ( Camellia japonica, THEACEAE ), Avocado ( Persea americana, LAURACEAE ), Mandarin ( Citrus unshiu, RUTACEAE ), Senna ( Cassia, CAESALPINIACEAE ), Castor Oil (Ricinus communis, EUPHORBIACEAE ), Wattles ( Acacia, MIMOSACEAE ), Lilly Pilly ( Acmena smithii, MYRTACEAE ), and is sometimes a pest on : Macadamia Nuts ( Macadamia integrifolia, PROTEACEAE ). http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Pholodes+s... Thanks Leuba for ID.
Spotted on Oct 11, 2013
Submitted on Oct 11, 2013
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