What kind of moth? An i.d.

[muriel story <>]

An i.d. from Ted Edwards (Lepidoptera section CSIRO).

 

Cheers,

Muriel

This is a male Pholodes sinistraria in the subfamily Ennominae of the family Geometridae.  It is one of the geometer moths. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants including many garden plants.

 Edwards, Ted (CES, Black Mountain)

Subject: Fwd: [canberrabirds] What kind of moth?

On 20 October 2013 20:07, John Layton <> wrote:

  This little bloke had a c.40mm wingspan and was shot under tricky light
conditions, one-handed with hand-held camera. Nonetheless, is someone able
to tell me what kind of moth it is? It was on our back door.

John K. Layton
Holt.

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Muriel Story Edwards

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