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Tibiata

Proteuxoa tibiata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

22mm; plain greyish brown moth with small 'eye' markings on wings;

Habitat:

on cut timber post at night artificial light

Notes:

We had one night last week when dozens of different moths appeared near outside light. The ID's will take some time. More to come.

Reference Links:

Proteuxoa tibiata, Proteuxoa tibiata | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
MartinL
Your moth is similar to and maybe in the same group as the famous (and tiny) bogong moth. I did the same thing (OD'd on moths) in NT last year with a light trap against my tent and an iPhone camera. This is only half the pics; http://www.flickr.com/photos/66925960@N08/sets/72157627530240242/ Shoot them when you can and there's always later to recognize them.
Mark Ridgway
Thanks martin. That looks a good direction. I think I've bitten off more moths than I can chew lately.
MartinL
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/amph/tibiata.html
MartinL
Argybee. This image may point you in the right direction. There are quite a number in this genus and I suspect the genus but not species is correct. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/affinis.html

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