#Schistophleps albida

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Photo 1 - Cyme quadrilineata / Photo 2 - Schistophleps albida

Photo 3 - Plectophila sp. / Photo 4 - Philobota sp.

Photo 5 - Batrachedra sp. / Photo 6 - Stathmopoda auriferella

Photo 7 - Hypenodinae sp. / Photo 8 - Crambidae sp.

Moths spotted in a small country town. Any found IDs will be added to this post.

08/09/23 - Lepidoptera

QLD:CQC - Mackay, in city

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Pupae defense of Schistophleps albida

Unlike the intricately crafted cage cocoons of Cyana meyricki, this species ops to just standing hairs on their end around the cocoon.

Much like sharpened wooden stakes.

Schistophleps albida

06/07/22

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Two moths, both quite old seeming, found in the same area.

Margarosticha euprepialis (first) Schistophleps albida (second)

18/05/22

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𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒂

Order Lepidoptera Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Arctiidae Subfamily Lithosiina “Footmen” and “Lichen moths”

The Larval stage (yet to be photographed) has yet to be found on its food plant. I usually see this caterpillar, not only on lichen and bark, but also on man-made structures.

This species is found in QLD and NSW.

15/12/20 - RatteJak