Moth remained stationary as I photographed it on a cold morning, around 10 degrees. I was exercise walking in a residential area. It was the only one I’ve seen in my area. I’ve walked this path over the last 8 years.
An interesting sighting! It looks very much like Abantiades atripalpis, which was seen in May this year in Tathra and identified at the time by Glenn Cocking (https://atlasoflife.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3397782). He noted that that was the first record from the NSW far south coast. What do you think Glenn?
I just noticed that your moth was sighted on the exact same day in May as that Abantiades atripalpis! Here is an interesting statement from Don Herbison-Evans' web site (http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/atripalpis.html) about this species - "The moths are famous for being able to predict rain. In some areas in autumn, the moths appear on only one night each year, yet all appear together in droves, and always just a few hours before a major downpour in that area"
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