Queensland, Australia - Unknown Moth (5) (1 Viewer)

[Mark Eising]

I found this moth at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia on 4 November 2022.

Any advice or help is highly appreciated!

 

[Atropos]

Lymantria pelospila

 

[Mark Eising]

Thank you Atropos. Could this also be Lymantria nephrographa?

Lymantria pelospila

 

[Atropos]

Thank you Atropos. Could this also be Lymantria nephrographa?

From memory (and nephrographa does not occur anywhere near me so only seen a couple of specimens in a collection) the round stigma should be pale inside. That said there has been a review of Lymantria in the Indo-Pacific and I have not checked your photo against that and the criteria for species ID.
If you have any other photos, both of this or any other species please post and I will see if I can help. Spent the last ten years trapping extensively in FNQ and Arnhem Land in the NT

 

[Mark Eising]

From memory (and nephrographa does not occur anywhere near me so only seen a couple of specimens in a collection) the round stigma should be pale inside. That said there has been a review of Lymantria in the Indo-Pacific and I have not checked your photo against that and the criteria for species ID.
If you have any other photos, both of this or any other species please post and I will see if I can help. Spent the last ten years trapping extensively in FNQ and Arnhem Land in the NT

Wow, very interesting! I have a few more photos! I can't wait to hear what you think.

 

[Atropos]

Those photos are clearer particularly the first one, yep that one is indeed nephrographa

 

[Mark Eising]

Those photos are clearer particularly the first one, yep that one is indeed nephrographa

Thank you so much Dominic!