Sinister Moth

Description:

Quite large wingspan of about 60-70mm. Pattern ideally suited to camouflage moth at rest on the bark of a rough tree - not so well suited to the plain blue cloth of the parasol in my garden. It did not have large feathery antennae - indicating this was a female. Quite a fat body tapering off to a point.

Habitat:

My garden backs on to a park with plenty of woodland around. My garden has 2 Macadamia trees,and my neighbour has one as well. These moths are apparently a pest for 1 species of Macadamia - I'm not sure if it is the one in our gardens, but that could be a contributing factor to me spotting it here.

Notes:

I did a lengthy search through all the Australian moth images I could see on Google, and found the Sinister Moth, but initially discarded it as the photo had the big feathery antennae. Thanks to StephenSolomon for confirming the ID - after his suggestion, I did a little research and found that only the males have those antennae, while the female's are plain.