Parepisparis lutosaria

1 Bright Twisted Moth at Lochiel, NSW

Parepisparis lutosaria at Lochiel, NSW - 11 May 2020
Parepisparis lutosaria at Lochiel, NSW - 11 May 2020
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Identification history

Parepisparis lutosaria 19 May 2020 GlennCocking
Unidentified 19 May 2020 skye

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This moth was perfectly matched in colour to the leaves on the forest floor, from both above and below. even with dark dots like mould on the uneven wings. Anyone have a name for it?

3 comments

KerriLee wrote:
   19 May 2020
Nice! This looks a good match for the Bright Twisted Moth (Parepisparis lutosaria). A male, as they rest with the abdomen twisted to the side. The caterpillars feed on Eucalyptus. Lovely shot! They come in a range of colours - this red one is perhaps one of the prettiest :) I'll wait to see if Glenn agrees with me
skye wrote:
   19 May 2020
thanks Kerri ,.. I have some other images where maybe the abdomen isn't so on the side.?./

interesting difference to note anyway. not sure that I could ever spot one again. this was a bit of a coincidence with my stopping on a walk just where it was resting. It stayed there all day, so was able to show my friend at the end of the day !. thats what made me think it was a moth ..resting for night flight




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KerriLee wrote:
   19 May 2020
The national database (ALA) gallery of sightings of P. lutosaria ... red, yellow, brown ...
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:18921862-c399-4cb6-a48d-8e94017a7271#gallery

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 11 May 2020 11:24 AM Recorded on
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