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Hippy shirt moth (Holocryptis phasianura)

This sighting extended the known range of the species (climate change?)
Attracted to lights near midnight at the edge of the local national park. DRNP
Fore wings partly furled and flared hind wings give this small moth a strange profile.
About 14mm wingspan.
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=75318&spec_id=10ANIC_06506 1287762446&meta;=&image=www.boldsystems.org/pics/ANICJ/10ANIC_06506+1287762446.jpg

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Another beauty, care to share your method? Do you happen to find them near light or do you actively lure them? Posted 9 years ago
1. Mark Ridgway
  
  Lion
  
  Sorry I just noticed your question Ferdy.. We walk very late at night (often after midnight) and some places, like the local school, used car yards, the local fire brigade, run very powerful night security lights. It's only a matter of watching the weather and knowing when the poor little critters will be drawn out of the adjacent national park. That is a mix of medium dry sclerophyll and very tall rainforest. Now that the cost of power is getting more realistic many people are switching off or using weak LEDs so our days of free bugs are nearly over. A good thing though.
  When our 17yr old dog goes we will travel again and get a light-trap going. I'm still reviewing designs and thinking about it. Any suggestions welcome on that subject. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    One of our members described his moth trap.
    http://www.jungledragon.com/forum/2/campfire/576/moth_trapping.html Posted 9 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Wildflower already mentioned the moth trap, which can be used stationary. As for a mobile solution, I've seen scientists use a simple white sheet of cloth and lighting it. In Papua New Guinea they discover new species like that by the dozens, or so I am told. Posted 9 years ago