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Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

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This moth sub-category for the superfamily Noctuoidea contains the large families Noctuidae and Erebidae as well the smaller Euteliidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae and Oenosandridae.  The Arctiinae also belong to this superfamily, but are distinctive and well known so are given their own moth sub-category

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Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

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ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Sorry John, Ideleted your suggestion by mistake.
Proteuxoa tortisigna
LyndalT wrote:
Yesterday
Sounds feasible!
Euproctis baliolalis
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
The bald thorax suggests an old worn out moth, that may have trouble keeping its wings tent-like ?
Euproctis baliolalis
LyndalT wrote:
24 Mar 2025
This is a flat moth. The one you have suggested has wings that touch the ground at their tips but are high where they meet the body.
Euproctis baliolalis
ibaird wrote:
23 Mar 2025
A major international pest species (Lepidoptera Butterfly House). This record near the southern limit of recorded range. One record from the ACT (I. Common, Black Mt, ACT).
Spodoptera mauritia

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