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Pholodes sinistraria
Pholodes sinistraria
-37.8567, 145.322
Field Notes
Description:
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.
Habitat:
Within a nature reserve incorporating stringybark, acacias, pomaderris, pittosporum, assorted woody shrubs and grasses.
Notes:
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+sinistraria
Thanks Leuba for ID.
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