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Last week, some rather large moths showed up in the upper south-east of South Australia. Um lol SelinaGreen look whose just jumped on board… pic. The scientific name of this moth is Trictena atripalpis. It is also known as rain moth, bardee, bardy, bardi grub or waikerie and is found in the southern half of Australia. According to an old farming legend, these giant moths are supposed to indicate that rain is on its way.
They could certainly do with it down that way, apparently the area around Pooginagoric in South Australia has been in drought for two years now. Australia is certainly the place to be for moths though, apparently we have something between 20, and 30, different types of moths here compared with just or so recorded species in the UK. You can see a picture of one of these moths along with another dozen fascinating and sometimes very large Australian insects.
Crikey, I had to Google that one to keep up. Now that I have though, I think possibly yes, you may be onto something.
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The legs are black and white.
Witchetty Grub Endoxyla leucomochla. The caterpillars of the moth are known as "witchetty grubs", and were used as food by the indigenous Australians. The caterpillar is white and cylindrical with a brown head, and looks like a fat grub. The caterpillar feeds underground and pupates Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella. The Diamondback Moth has long narrow forewings with the tips turned upwards.
It has a zigzag band of cream or light brown along the trailing edge of the forewings. When the wings are closed, these markings form three light coloured diamonds along Emperor Gum Moth Opodiphthera eucalypti. The Emperor Gum Moth is a striking native Australian moth. The moth is variable in colour, and may be reddish brown, brown or greyish brown.
Their is a small eye spot on the forewings and large reddish orange eye spot with black border on each Helena Gum Moth Opodiphthera helena. The Helena Gum Moth is an attractive large moth from eastern Australia with a wingspan of about 15 cm. The forewings are reddish brown with slightly darker eye spot in the centre. The hindwings have larger and bolder eye spot wing black circular Emperor Moth Syntherata janetta.
This large emperor moth comes in various colour forms - they can be yellow, orange, pinkish-brown, grey or brick-red. The adult moths have pale yellow brown forewings, with dark markings. The antennae are held along the wings when at rest, and are nearly as long as the wings.
There may be several species shown on this page. The Helena Gum Moth is an attractive large moth from eastern Australia with a wingspan of about 15 cm. Your party has a problem when the total female MPs in one state can be counted on one hand. This one is brown with a broad lighter brown band across the forewings. Leafroller Moths are small moths in the Tortricidae family. When at rest the forewings cover the hindwings.
Gelechiid moth are small with smooth scales and a narrow head. The palpi are upturned and sharp-pointed in a sickle shape.
ANTHELIDAE Australian Woolly Bears. ARCTIIDAE Footmen, Woolly Bears, Tiger Moths COSSIDAE Witchetty Grubs, Borers, Goat Moths. Most of the Caterpillars which we have found are the larvae of moths. Moths far outnumber butterflies both in numbers and species. In Australia, there are over.
Gelechiid Moth Stegasta variana. This Gelechiid Moth has dark brown forewings, with white and orange markings. The adult Adrapsa ablualis moth is brown with a white mark on each forewing, and a white line across each forewing. Moths in the genus Hydrillodesare fairly drab coloured. This one is brown with a broad lighter brown band across the forewings. There is a dark spot on each forewing.