Noctuid Moths
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Noctuid Moths, Armyworms, Semi-Loopers, Owlet Moths
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Castor Oil Semi-Looper moth
(Achaea janata)
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The adult Castor Oil Semi-Looper moth has light and dark brown patterned forewings, and black and white hindwings. The caterpillars are brown with a black and white head initially, later turning bluish-grey with black tail tip. The caterpillars move... Read more >
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Tobacco Looper
(Chrysodeixis argentifera)
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The Tobacco Looper adult moth is mainly brown, with a tuft of hairs on its head There is a silvery pattern on the forewings and a small letter-S shape. Some adults had grey patches on the forewings. The hind wings are light brown, darker at the end.... Read more >
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Green Blotched Moth
(Cosmodes elegans)
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The moth is brown with a wavy green pattern on the forewings. It has a tuft of hairs on the head. It rests with its wings held in a steep roof shape Caterpillars are smooth and green. Read more >
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no common name
(Donuca orbigera)
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This Noctuid moth has prominent eye spots on each fore wing. There are broad creamy white bands running across the wings, and a broken band of spots near the trailing edge of the wing. When seen close up you can see a fine pattern of greyish blue... Read more >
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Owlet Moth
(Dysgonia propyrrha)
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Dysgonia propyrrha is an attractive moth. The head is orange, and the wings are chocolate brown with a whitish speckled bar across each forewing. The trailing edges of the wings are white, and there is a triangular whitish patch on the leading edge... Read more >
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Erabus moth
(Erebus terminitincta)
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Erebus terminitincta is an impressive large moth. It has dark brown wings with large eye spots and a broad white band that curves round the centre of the fore wings and rear wings. The eyes are prominent and antennae are filaments held out in... Read more >
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Eublemma moth
(Eublemma cochylioides)
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This Eublemma is an attractive small moth with broad pink band on each forewing. The pink band forms a V-shape when wings are at rest. The head is white and the thorax is buff coloured. The pink band is bordered by a narrow reddish brown band .... Read more >
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Eublemma moth
(Eublemma sp)
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This moth is similar to Eublemma cochylioides but smaller. It has a broad pink band edged with dark red on each forewing. The pink band forms a V-shape when wings are at rest. The head is white and the thorax is buff coloured. The pink band is... Read more >
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no common name
(Grammodes justa)
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Grammodes justa is a dark brown moth with two parallel white lines across each forewing, and one white line on each hindwing. When at rest it holds its wings in an equilateral triangle shape. Read more >
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Native Budworm, Heliothis punctigera
(Helicoverpa punctigera)
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The adult Native Budworm moth has brown forewings with fine darker markings. The hind wings are buff with a dark border. The underside has dark bands near ends of each wing and two black spots under the forewings. The caterpillar is pale green... Read more >
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Hypena moth
(Hypena laceratalis)
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Hypena laceratalis is a triangular shaped moth. The forewings are shades of brown with lilaac coloured curve, and small flame-shaped zigzag pattern near tips of wings. The hindwings are plain brown. Read more >
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Sugarcane Looper
(Mocis frugalis)
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The adult Sugarcane Looper moth is brown with a diagonal dark line with a pale edge across each forewing. There is a row of dark dots between the line and the trailing edge of the forewing. There is also a dark dot on each forewing near the apex on... Read more >
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Fruit-piercing moth
(Noctua sp)
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Not sure what species this is. It could be a Noctua species - alternatively it may be in the genus Hypocala This moth is plain brown when seen with wings folded. The hind wings are orange with a black spot in the centre and a black margin. Read more >
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no common name
(Proteuxoa sp)
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The adult of this Proteuxoa species has very dark brown, almost black forewings with creamy brown spot on each forewing. The head is brown and the front of the thorax is lighter brown. Read more >
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Granny's Cloak Moth
(Speiredonia spectans)
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Granny's Cloak Moth is a large brownish grey moth with eye spots and scalloped pattern. These are the large fluttering moths you often see in dark places around the house. From a distance it looks like a boring dark brown moth, but up close it... Read more >
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Armyworm
(Spodoptera litura)
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This Armyworm moth has grey to reddish-brown forewings with a complex pattern of creamy streaks and paler lines along the veins. The hindwings are greyish-white with grey margins. Larvae are variable in colour starting pale green and turning dark... Read more >
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Armyworm
(Spodoptera sp)
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This Spodoptera species looks similar to the Lawn Armyworm (S. mauritia) and may be juts a colour variation? It is a complex pattern of brown, grey and cream, and has creamy grey patches on the forewings. Read more >
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Lawn Armyworm
(Spodoptera mauritia)
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The adult Lawn Armyworm moth is mainly brown with a complex pattern of creamy and grey markings. The trailing edge of the forewings have a fringe of dark and light patches. Read more >
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Lily caterpillar
(Spodoptera picta)
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The lily caterpillar is black with yellow and pale grey or whitish stripes running along the length of the body. There are two black spots like eyes near the rear, and a dark band about a quarter way down the body. The eye is reddish brown. The... Read more >
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Semi-looper moth
(Trigonodes hyppasia)
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This Semi-looper moth has buff brown forewings, with two dark brown triangles on each forewing. The hindwings are plain light brown. At rest the moth holds its wings in a triangular shape. Caterpillars are green above and dark underneath. Read more >
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