Here are some that I've managed to identify. (Possibly incorrectly. So if you can help out, please let me know.)
Chrysodeixis illuminata (Noctuidae: Plusiinae)This species also occurs in New Guinea and Fiji. The spur on each foreleg is an epiphysis, used for cleaning the antennae and proboscis.
Close up(I want this pattern on a sofa)
Micronia fuscifimbria (Uraniidae: Microniinae)The best known uraniid is the day-flying Alcides zodiaca, a large black moth with iridescent markings. The family also includes a small number of pale nocturnal species.
Eumelea rosalia (Geometridae: Oenochrominae)A variable species that extends from SE Queensland through Indonesia to Malaysia.
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Beautiful species. I like the first one especially. The loopers (Plusiinae)are one of my favourite groups. Great rich colours on that one.
I like that little white moth :)
You're on a slippery slope now Snail. ;-) Give us more of those wonderful northern moths please....
Seabrooke, I rather think it looked like a William Morris fabric.
Dave, you'd love its close diurnal cousins. I must try to get some pics of them.
Duncan, yes, I feel the ground falling out from under my feet! I've just bought Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards' 'A Guide to Australian Moths', which doesn't cover as many species as Common but has a load of tropical moths in habitat shots.
I am LOL. I am reminded of a convo I had with a friend last summer about "getting into moths" and she answered with a resounding "NO! Like I need to start being obsessed with another creature!"
And i laughed and laughed because i know that now that i have planted the seed, it's just a matter of time...
mwahahahahahahaa....
I love the colors in the first one too-have been craving/drawn too those colors lately. But, I also think the rough linen look of the white moth would be beautiful in furnishings too.
Hey! There's your second career-home design! Based on cardboard mats and lepidopterian fabrics!
I saw some great moths tonight outside a restaurant at the edge of the rainforest, but I didn't have a camera. One of them was a delicate blue-green. Very spectacular.
Then I had a margarita and forgot about the insects.
A nice sampling of moths. The Micronia fuscifimbria is my favorite too -- subtle beauty.
Marvin, there's a great range of moths here, but they're so difficult to identify.
The big day-flying relatives of Micronia are common in thsi area but insist on flying up in the canopy. I can see them with the binoculars but I just can't get any pictures. I will persist.
Hi there - visiting from TMaM. I do love the rich colors on that first one!
Welcome! There are a quite a few like that --- they don't look all that extravagant until you get up close. One I photographed the other day appeared dull brown until the light hit it --- and the wing scales turned to gold. Hidden beauty.
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