Wingia moth (Wingia lambertella)
A beautifully smooth sculptured moth in pink with deeply etched yellow lines.
Attracted to lights at a used car yard which is surrounded by eucalyptus based national park forest..
This one was on black glass. Approximately 22mm long.
A Eucalyptus specialist the larvae pull leaves together and build a silk tube in which they feed, grow and pupate. The caterpillars are brownish green, and covered in sparse white hairs. Found across most of southern Australia including Tasmania.
Wingia lambertella is an attractive pink small Oecophorid moth found in Australia near the southern and eastern coasts.
It is closely associated with eucalyptus species.