Last night was the first night I was able to get out and about with the genny for a while and returned to my main trap site. The Dry is often dominated by micro moths but last night there was a good mix of micro and macro species (including five species of Sphingidae). Here is a selection of the ones I have sorted so far
Aiteta pratti (Nolidae, Chloephorinae) - for a species that apparently doesn't occur here this was another very good night species with at least five buzzing around
Amerila crokeri (Erebidae, Arctiinae) - one of two species of Amerila I saw
Autoba dispar (Noctuidae, Acontiinae) - a highly variable species that is almost certainly a species complex. This is the common form
Pseudozarba orthopetes (Noctuidae, Acontiinae) - these have started to appear the last couple of weeks (saw one on holiday last month)
Catephia linteola (Erebidae, Erebinae)
Dactylioglypha tonica (Tortricidae, Olethreutinae) - a regular visitor to my sheet here on the Cape bt one that does not seem to be recorded elsewhere in Aus
Endoxyla nephocosma (Cossidae) - the large Endoxyla seem to have finished for the season, there were at least two of these on the sheet last night
Eulechria ANIC61 (Oecophoridae, Oecophorinae) - one of the commonest micro's around at the moment. Easily 30 of these on the sheet last night but mobile so hard to count
Hieromantis ephodophora (Oecophoridae, Stathmopodinae) - a small but common species, adults no more than 2-3mm in length
Myrmidonistis hoplora (Crambidae, Spilomelinae) - a regular visitor to the sheet that seems to be rarely recorded off the Cape
Opostegoides gephyraea (Opostegidae) - one of the so called "White Eyecap Moths" as the eyes are hidden behind a small white shield. At 3mm this is one of the larger members of this family, most are tiny
Termioptycha eucarta (Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) - one of the few Epipaschiinae that are readily identifiable
Trigonocyttara (Psychidae) - as no Trigonocyttara are known from the Cape this is probably a new species for science