tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post3292773683250917224..comments2023-05-05T23:25:13.425+10:00Comments on Lepidoptera Diary: October Mothing 3Junior Lepidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-54563724775724900342008-10-31T07:05:00.000+11:002008-10-31T07:05:00.000+11:00Thanks Duncan, Denis and Gouldiae,I really hope to...Thanks Duncan, Denis and Gouldiae,<BR/><BR/>I really hope to find a native Plume Moth - but they are difficult to see. Well, with eyes like mine - they are! :-)<BR/><BR/>Denis, stem borer for sure, The one I named I believe uses Juncus as a host and I have plenty of that round the dam.Junior Lepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-77610060196137598052008-10-31T06:15:00.000+11:002008-10-31T06:15:00.000+11:00I can't get over that Wheeleria JL. A stunning sho...I can't get over that Wheeleria JL. A stunning shot of a marvelous insect.<BR/>GouldiaeGouldiaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534425400820381646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-23016590494793682722008-10-31T01:56:00.000+11:002008-10-31T01:56:00.000+11:00Hi JLI have seen similar looking white moths to yo...Hi JL<BR/>I have seen similar looking white moths to your 4th image. They were said to be "rice moths" . I was told they were Pyralidae, Genus: Scirpophaga. I understand they may have been "revised". I was told they are "Commonly called Rice Stem Borers. These ones don't have aquatic larva but the adults lay an egg on the reed stem and the grub lives away inside the stem until ready to pupate. Common from SE Asia down the Aust. coast. Quite a lot of different species.<BR/><BR/>The ones I saw up close had white fibres protruding from their their tails (abdomen), but this was only visible with specimens in the hand. They were laying eggs on rushes growing in a dam.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps, not confuses you. It is not my field, as you know. Just what I was told about my similar looking moths.<BR/>Cheers <BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-28484260015114455222008-10-30T17:22:00.000+11:002008-10-30T17:22:00.000+11:00Ah, you caught the plume beautifully JL, nice one....Ah, you caught the plume beautifully JL, nice one.<BR/>The others are pretty good too. ;-)Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-24527215415317682582008-10-30T16:14:00.000+11:002008-10-30T16:14:00.000+11:00Thanks Mosura,I've had a few wild guesses! :-)Thanks Mosura,<BR/><BR/>I've had a few wild guesses! :-)Junior Lepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-26247065608945767712008-10-30T16:05:00.000+11:002008-10-30T16:05:00.000+11:00I beleive your last one will be Persectania dyscri...I beleive your last one will be <A HREF="http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Persectaniadyscrita/persectania_dyscrita_01" REL="nofollow"><I>Persectania dyscrita</I></A>Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-41782582741969721922008-10-30T11:49:00.000+11:002008-10-30T11:49:00.000+11:00A nice collection! I will have a closer look later...A nice collection! I will have a closer look later on but I'm not sure if I can be of much help.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com