A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Chrysodeixis argentifera
A moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia. The wingspan is ca. 30 mm.
Dry sclerophyll bushland.
Spotted on Feb 16, 2009
Submitted on Jul 11, 2011
10 Comments
excellent moth - I'm amazed at how many interesting forms these take
Those white markings seem to be key for ID-ing these moths... (As far as I've gathered after 5 mins of internet surfing!!) See e.g. See Page 252 & 255: http://books.google.com/books?id=N10sAEH...
I'll also be interested in the results of your research! :-)
(re. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/678...)
It does look like that Ashish, I got the tobacco looper id from a local moth expert. I'll have to find out what the differences are and have a closer look into the proper identification.
Its Soybean Looper Moth (Pseudoplusia includen)
http://www.pbase.com/image/117780144
Alright. This one wins the 'strangeness of the day' title :D
What a cool looking critter :)
Lovely macros too!
Excellent shots!
Nice detail!
That's incredible!
amazing!