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Boisduval's Autumn Moth - ♂
Oenosandra boisduvalii
-37.8932, 145.31
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive moth with a wing span of 50 mm. The thorax had dense grey and white setae. The fore wings were grey, fading to white towards the trailing margins. They showed minute flecks of black through out the wing and flecks of orange concentrated near the wing base. Under wings appeared white towards the trailing margins.
The abdomen showed bands of orange and black.
Habitat:
Spotted across a national park ( attracted to night lights)
Distyribution:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Oenosandra+boisduvalii
Notes:
The females of this species are very different in appearance - they are white with a streak of black running down the fore wings.
Larvae fed on various species of eucalytpus.
Family: Oenosandridae
Also called Snub moths
Reference Links:
Oenosandra boisduvalii
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 2, 2014
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