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83 native species of moths local to the area have been found on The Pinnacle Nature Reserve

All photos were taken on the Reserve by fotpin members, who are acknowledged when images are enlarged.

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click images to enlarge tap images to enlarge		Scientific name   [Common name]
	Anthelid moths
Hyalarcta nigrescens [Ribbed case moth]		Anthela varia   [Varied anthelid]
		Anthelidae sp. (family)   [Unidentified anthelid moth]
	Case moths
		Clania ignobilis   [Faggot case moth]
		Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera)   [Unidentified case moth]
		Hyalarcta huebneri   [Leafy case moth]
		Hyalarcta huebneri   [Leafy case moth]
		Hyalarcta nigrescens   [Ribbed case moth]
		Lepidoscia arctiella   [Tower case moth]
		Lepidoscia sp. (genus)   [Unidentified cone case moth]
Lepidoscia arctiella [Tower case moth]		Oecobia frauenfeldi   [Frauenfeld's case moth]
		Psychidae sp. (family)   [Unidentified case moth or bagworm]
		Trigonocytarra clandestina   [Less-stick case moth]
	Concealer moths
		Garrha pudica   [modest dullmoth]
		Isomoralla eriscota   [no common name]
		Merocroca automima   [Chezala group moth]
		Ocystola paulinella   [no common name]
Olbonoma triptycha [A concealer moth]		Oecophorinae sp. (family)   [Unidentified concealer moth]
		Olbonoma triptycha   [Chezela group]
		Parergophela melirrhoa   [no common name]
		Philobota sp. (Undescribed species, near arabella)   [no common name]
		Telocharacta sp. (genus)   [no common name]
		Thema macroscia   [no common name]
	Curved-horn moths
		Ardozyga (genus)   [A Gelechioid moth ]
Macrobathra chrysotoxa [A Cosmet moth]		Macrobathra aphristis   [A Gelechioid moth ]
		Macrobathra chrysotoxa   [A Cosmet moth ]
		Macrobathra desmotoma   [A Cosmet moth ]
	Emperor moths
		Saturniidae sp. family)   [unidentified Emperor moth ]
	Geometer moths
		Arhodia lasiocamparia   [Pink Arhodia]
Arhodia lasiocamparia [Pink Arhodia]		Boarmiini sp. (tribe)   [unidentified Looper moth]
		Dissomorphia australiaria   [no common name]
		Dithalama cosmospila   [Grey spotted wave]
		Epicyme rubropunctaria   [Red-spotted delicate]
		Epidesmia hypenaria   [Long-nosed epidesmia]
		Fisera (genus)   [Unidentified Fisera moth]
		Gastrophora henricaria   [Fallen-bark looper, Beautiful leaf moth]
		Geometridae (family)    [Unidentified Geometer moth]
		Idaea costaria   [White-edged wave]
Gastrophora henricaria [Beautiful leaf moth]		Melanodes anthracitaria   [Black Geometrid]
		Mnesampela privata   [Autumn gum moth]
		Plesanemma fucata   [Lemon gum moth]
		Scopula optivata   [Varied wave]
		Scopula rubraria   [Reddish wave]
		Taxeotis intextata   [Looper moth, Grey taxeotis]
		Taxeotis stereospila   [no common name]
	Noctuoid moths
		Acyphas semiochrea   [Omnivorous tussock moth]
Lymantriinae sp. [Unidentified Tussock moth]		Apina callisto   [Pasture day moth]
		Cosmodes elegans   [Green blotched moth]
		Epicoma contristis   [Yellow-spotted Epicoma moth]
		Eutrichopidia latinus   [Yellow-banded may-moth]
		Helicoverpa armigera   [Cotton bollworm]
		Lymantriinae sp. (subfamily)   [Unidentified Tussock moth]
		Neumichtis nigerrima   [Black turnip moth]
		Orgyia anartoides   [Painted apple moth]
		Phalaenoides tristifica   [Willow-herb day-moth]
Oxycanus sp. [Ghost moth]		Uraba lugens   [Gum-leaf skeletoniser]
	Pyralid or Snout Moths
		Achyra affinitalis   [Cotton web spinner]
		Dichocrocis clytusalis   [Kurrajong bag moth]
		Faveria tritalis   [Couchgrass webworm]
		Hednota bivittella   [A Webworm]
		Nacoleia rhoeoalis   [A Pyramid moth]
		Nomophila corticalis   [A Snout moth]
Asura lydia [Lydia lichen moth]	Swift and Ghost Moths
		Elhamma australasiae   [A Ghost moth]
		Oxycanus sp. (genus)   [A Ghost moth]
	Tiger moths
		Aloa marginata   [Donovan's Tiger moth]
		Amata sp. (genus)   [Handmaiden moth]
		Anestia sp. (genus)   [A Tiger moth]
		Asura lydia   [Lydia Lichen moth]
Utetheisa pulchelloides [Heliotrope moth]		Nyctemera amicus   [Senecio or Magpie moth]
		Thallarcha partita   [Dark-banded footman]
		Utetheisa pulchelloides   [Heliotrope moth]
	Tortricid moths
		Epiphyas postvittana   [Light brown apple moth]
		Heliocosma (genus)    [A Tortricid moth]
	Other moths
Doratifera quadriguttata [Four-spotted Cup moth caterpillar]		Choreutidae (family)   [A Metalmark moth]
		Doratifera quadriguttata   [Four-spotted Cup moth]
		Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis   [A Sedge moth]
		Hestiochora furcata   [A Zygaenid moth]
		Nemophora sparsella   [An Adeloid moth]
		Platyptilia celidotus   [Plume moth]
		Pollanisus viridipulverulentus   [Satin-green Forester]
		Saturniidae (family)   [An Emperor moth]]
		Unclassified Lepidoptera sp.   (2 sp.)

Hestiochora furcata [A Zygaenid moth]
 

Pollanisus viridipulverulentus [Satin-green Forester moth]