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Figure eight moth, wings open before flight <br /> Observed yesterday whilst gardening. Movement caught my attention, I pulled the foliage back to reveal this lovely moth. It opened its wings, vibrated them a little - I took a couple of shots and then off it flew. <br /> <br /> There are reports of larvae eating mistletoe (family Loranthaceae) and blake paperbark (family Myrtaceae). <br /> <br /> Wingspan 55 mm<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100618/figure_eight_moth_wings_closed.html" title="Figure eight moth, wings closed"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/100618_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5xC2wIIQtnaobOCRYFnTa5DKSjs%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Figure eight moth, wings closed <br /> Observed yesterday whilst gardening. Movement caught my attention, I pulled the foliage back to reveal this lovely moth. It opened its wings, vibrated them a little - I took a couple of shots and then off it flew.<br /> <br /> There are reports of larvae eating mistletoe (family Loranthaceae) and blake paperbark (family Myrtaceae).<br /> <br /> Wingspan 55 mm<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100592/figure_eight_moth.html Australia,Figure eight moth,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Noctuoidea,Ophiusa parcemacula,Winter,arthropod,erebidae,fauna,insect,invertebrate,moth,new south wales" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Australia,Figure eight moth,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Moth,Noctuoidea,Ophiusa parcemacula,Winter,arthropod,erebidae,fauna,insect,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Figure eight moth, wings open before flight


Observed yesterday whilst gardening. Movement caught my attention, I pulled the foliage back to reveal this lovely moth. It opened its wings, vibrated them a little - I took a couple of shots and then off it flew.

There are reports of larvae eating mistletoe (family Loranthaceae) and blake paperbark (family Myrtaceae).

Wingspan 55 mm

Figure eight moth, wings closed <br /> Observed yesterday whilst gardening. Movement caught my attention, I pulled the foliage back to reveal this lovely moth. It opened its wings, vibrated them a little - I took a couple of shots and then off it flew.<br /> <br /> There are reports of larvae eating mistletoe (family Loranthaceae) and blake paperbark (family Myrtaceae).<br /> <br /> Wingspan 55 mm<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100592/figure_eight_moth.html Australia,Figure eight moth,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Noctuoidea,Ophiusa parcemacula,Winter,arthropod,erebidae,fauna,insect,invertebrate,moth,new south wales


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    A most beautiful find! Posted 5 years ago

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The Ophiusa parcemacula

''Ophiusa parcemacula'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea, New Caledonia and the northern half of Australia.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2020. Captured Aug 29, 2020 14:46 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/10.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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