First time have been able to get out trapping for a couple of weeks, primarily due to the weather - clear skies and full moon not really worth the effort! Last night conditions were nearly perfect for the first half (calm, humid with rain) then in the space of 15 minutes rain stopped, clouds went and the moon came out ...and a rather bright one it was so ended up packing up by midnight. That said was very productive with close to 2000 individuals by the time turned the lights off. Have not even finished January's photos yet so this is just the obvious stuff and the rest I will get to over the next few weeks
Agathia ANIC1 (Geometrinae) - one of two undescribed but known Agathia I catch here
Agrotera ignepicta (Crambidae, Spilomelinae) - a really beautiful visitor
Blenina lichenopa (Nolidae, Chloephorinae) - a regular on the sheet
Brithys crini (Noctuidae, Noctuinae) - prior to this season there was just a single record from the Cape north of Cooktown but this Wet has been a reguar in small numbers, must have seen it on at least 8 dates so far
Buzara latizona (Erebidae, Erebinae) - first record for a while
Callopistria maillardi (Noctuidae, Acronictinae) - a scarce but regular visitor
Cerberonoton severina (Sphingidae) - Prior to Dec 2021 no records for the western Cape (well known in the east), have now seen this on approx 7 occasions here in Weipa
Dysrhombia longipennis (Uraniidae) - only my third record of this range restricted species, all records are from the to half of the Cape
Filodes fulvibasalis (Crambidae, Spilomelinae) - one of my favourite Crambids
Loranthacydia (Tortricidae, Olethruetinae) - a new genus for me
Omiodes dispilotalis (Crambidae, Spilomelinae) - a scarce but annual visitor to the sheet
Pheraspis spodea (Notodontidae, Notodontinae) - only my third record of this species
Psilogramma papuensis (Sphingidae) one of two species of Psilogramma on the sheet
Raparna crocophara (Erebidae, Boletobiinae) - a common and regular visitor to the sheet, sometimes in good numbers
Rhynchina inornata (Erebidae, Hypeninae) - an annual visitor