Observations by dr_robert

One of several flying actively in the early afternoon sun. Very little known species, possibly endemic to this area.

On Dracophyllum traversii leaf at night.

On flowers of Achillea millefolium. Photographed later, not in situ, as you can tell from the plant.

Flying towards dusk.

Larva on Carmichaelia australis, adult emerged 4 Jan 2024.

Swept by day.

Behaving suspiciously in the cereal aisle, arrested in the vicinity of the Weetbix.

Larva in dead upright stump of unidentified shrub infested with fungus Gloeopeniophorella sacrata 26 Aug 2023, adult emerged 28 Dec 2023.

Rather an extreme melanic form.

Larvae on Adiantum (?)raddianum, adult emerged 25 Nov 2023.

Larva on Plagianthus divaricatus at night, adult emerged 1 Nov 2023.

Mines on Pyrrosia eleagnifolia, adult male emerged 17 Sep 2023.

Mines on Pyrrosia eleagnifolia 5th August, female emerged 25 Oct 2023.

Larva amongst dead leaf-bases of fallen Freycinetia banksii on 29 July, adult emerged 26 Oct 2023.

Larva mining leaf of Juncus kraussii, exited mine to pupate ca 29 Sep, adult emerged 18 Oct 2023.

Larva feeding on Coriaria arborea. Not reared.

Lovely bisected form of female, resting amongst dead kiekie leaves by day.

One male to u.v. light, 25-26 June 2023.

Larva on Erigeron sp., 26 Feb 2023, adult emerged 27 Mar 2023.

Larva on flower of oxeye daisy 5 Mar 2023, emerged 27 Mar 2023

Larva on flower of oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), adult emerged 21 March 2023.

On dead leaf of perched Astelia hastata.

Flying at night. Note pale head-tuft and lack of distinct angulation in outer margin of black forewing marking, features that distinguish this from the unnamed black-headed Thallostoma sp.

Flying at night with sumptuous magnificence.

At rest on tree fern trunk with subtle silvery camouflage rendering it all but invisible to someone wearing sunglasses and looking in the other direction reading a book.

In cave entrance.

On large fairly decayed log on ground. Possibly freshly emerged—fringes do not seem to be dry, and pupal exuviae visible to the right (not noticed at the time) may be of this moth.

Disturbed by day.