Noctuid Moth
Pantydia sparsa
-37.8967, 145.31
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful brown coloured moth with a wing span (at rest) of about 40mm. The costal margin of the fore wing showed dark stipling. The wings had dark brown patches with a broader patch closer to the posterior margin which was broken by a clear pale line. The inner part of the hind wings were visible, folding over the body just below the thorax - they looked like a pleated japanese hand fan. There appeared to be fewer markings on the hind wings.
The moth appeared to have a velvety black collar.
Habitat:
Residential garden - eucalyptus trees, open grass paddocks and wattle trees.
Notes:
This moth has been correctly identified a year later.
This moth is a Noctuid from Subfamily Catocalinae. The caterpillars are said to feed on plants from the Fabaceae and Santalaceae families.
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