White Tussock Moth

Beautiful!

coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Looks like my one.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21285233

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e1319cf8-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20120124

Acyphas leptotypa is white with a yellow abdomen. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms. Here are some more photos of pinned specimens for you to compare. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=96532 the range map with this websites shows collection of the specimens on the coast a little higher from yours. It does not tell us the full range in Australia. If it is the right size, it does look like a good match. If still in doubt you can post it for now as Moth; Lymantriinae ssp. or Acyphas ssp. Try googling Acyphas leptotypa and your location to see if any specimens show up in photo sites. Not really scientific, but can give you other options to research. If there is a college with an entomology department near by, that is always a good way to verify. :)

Could not verify the range of the moth suggested. Here is a reference for Moths of Australia - http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/moths.html This second link goes to the Tussock Moths, Lymantriidae, specifically: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lymantriidae.html Hope it helps :)

Here is a link that gives information about your moth. It is alos a good general site for moths of Europe and North America. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/LaeliCoeno.htm

Looks like a Laelia coenosa