Witchetty Grub Moth by Colin_Ewington
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Description
Taken with my iPhone, this moth is around 5 inches long and was found resting on a building wall in one of the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
Comments (11)
jayfar
I can't help with a name but the shot is a real beauty.
photosynthesis
A big one & I like those deep blue markings...
AZBO
Can't help with the name either but here is a page with Australian moth's identification. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/moths.html
midnightmum
Being an Aussie I would say it is a Bogong Moth, they are attracted to bright lights, I remember we had one on court in an important international tennis match, It was not appreciated.
rockstrider
Great markings on this little fella. I have no idea about the identification (it's nothing like what we have in the UK) but you could try http://www.leapfrogoz.com.au/LeapFrogOz/Moth_Identification.html and they also have an address for queries so maybe they wouldn't mind identifying it for you
bebopdlx
Cool photo, Google says it's a "Witchetty grub moth".
alanwilliams
an anonymous beauty
MrsRatbag
Love the blue on it, five inches eh??? That's an awfully huge moth!
FutureFantasyDesign
It's a Hawk Moth, we have them all over here in nevada. I posted one on my FB page a while back! Here is a link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2411494 Ariana
Colin_Ewington
Thanks everybody for your comments.
Colin_Ewington
Special thanks go to "bebopdix" who suggested that this was a "Witchetty Grub Moth". I searched Google and came up with this link. http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Witchetty-Grub/Endoxyla/leucomochla.html