As a very distinctive moth it was not too difficult to find the identification as a female Black Spot Moth Epicoma melanospila whose caterpillars feed on plants in the Myrtaceae family, Eucalyptus, Callistemons, Leptospernums,Kunzeas etc.
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Saturday, 19 May 2012
Spot on
Having breakfast on the deck this morning and my attention was caught by a splash of white on one of the wires (3mm diam) of the deck balustrade. a closer look showed it to be a quite attractive moth.
After a photo in this position I carefully moved it onto the rail where I could get a better position and try for a couple of other shots.
The final shot is after a little disturbance which caused the partially open wing display to reveal the rear wing.
As a very distinctive moth it was not too difficult to find the identification as a female Black Spot Moth Epicoma melanospila whose caterpillars feed on plants in the Myrtaceae family, Eucalyptus, Callistemons, Leptospernums,Kunzeas etc.
As a very distinctive moth it was not too difficult to find the identification as a female Black Spot Moth Epicoma melanospila whose caterpillars feed on plants in the Myrtaceae family, Eucalyptus, Callistemons, Leptospernums,Kunzeas etc.
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