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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Opodiphthera helena - Helena Gum Moth This has to be one of the most amazing moths to visit our moth light! The Helena Gum moth is one of the largest moths in southwest Western Australia. This one had a wingspan of around 13cm. Stunning! 😍 #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a large moth that is pale orange brown and which has bright yellow eyespots lined in blue and black on the hindwings and very broad, feathery antennae

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Nerthra sp. - one of the Toad Bugs (I think) Spotted this amazingly well camouflaged Toad Bug recently, if it hadn’t moved we’d never have seen it. #ausinverts #wildoz #Heteroptera #inaturalist #camouflage #bugsky

Picture of a beige and brown bug with large eyes which is against a similar coloured sandy environment

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The increase in spring wildflowers has brought an increase in the number of these day flying Forester Moths (Pollanisus cupreus) that are around at the minute. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Picture of a moth with shimmery brown wings and greenish yellow neck sitting on grassy plant

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Gavin Gatenby @gavingatenby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's been a good year for Aust's wonderful Bogong Moth! Annual migration from their autumn/winter feeding grounds to their cooler summer aestivation sites is in full swing. Although officially a night-flying moth, ATM, they're very active during the day. These are feeding on Coastal Tea-tree.

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lots of vibrant Green Scarab Beetles (Diphucephala colaspidoides) around at the moment, making the most of the abundant spring wildflowers 💚 #ausinverts #wildoz #beetles #Coleoptera #bugsky #inaturalist

Bright green, shiny beetle on a bright yellow flower

Two bright green, shiny beetles on a cluster of bright yellow fluffy flowers

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We've recorded this Tortricid Leafroller moth (I think) at our Perth Hills moth light several times, then we spotted this one on a recent walk. Makes the purpose of those patterns and colours clearer #teammoth #mothsmatter #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #camouflage

Picture of a small moth on a twig against green leaf litter. The moth's colouring means it blends well with the twig it is on

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Grammodes ocellata - Large-eyed Box-Owlet These striking moths can be seen around Australia. This one was seen in a coastal area around 150km north of Perth in early September. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a moth with black forewings that have two broad diagonal yellow stripes and an eye spot at the bottom of each wing

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dichromodes consignata - the Signed Heath Moth A new observation for us, seen in a coastal area north of Perth last week. These moths are found in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a moth on a pale surface. The moth’s wings are pale brown with a number of pale brown, dark brown and orangey lines across them

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One of the many Plume moths that has visited our Perth Hills garden this week. This one looks like it’s playing an invisible trombone 🪊 #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a moth either just landing or just taking off from a pale surface so the moth appears to be stood upright. The moths wings are partially open and show feathering

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So many Plume moths (Stangeia xerodes) at the moth light tonight! #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

After a couple of warm spring days in the Perth Hills, our moth tent is currently covered in these lovely Plume moths, Stangeia xerodes #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a Plume moth before it closed its wings. The picture shows the segments of the wings, which are not usually seen

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We had the first really warm spring evening of the season this weekend, which brought a good variety of moths to our Perth Hills moth light, including: Fungi Snout Painted Cup Moth caterpillar Rhinodia undiferaria Dichromodes leptozona #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Doratifera oxleyi - Painted Cup Moth caterpillar

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Apparently today is Butterfly Big Day, a global day-long #iNaturalist butterflying event 🦋 So, here’s an opportunistic iPhone picture of an Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi) I spotted on my walk today. #ausinverts #butterfly #Lepidoptera #wildoz www.urbanbutterflies.org/science/butt...

Fairly poor quality picture of an orange and black butterfly that momentarily settled on the ground

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Dasypodia selenophora - Southern Moth Moth 🤎💙🖤 Four of these fabulous moths visited our Perth Hills moth light last night, always nice to see these beauties! #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a large moth that has generally brown wings with several wiggly lines across them. The forewings each have a large eye spot that is blue and black

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Nicodamus mainae (I think) One of the Red and Black spiders, this guy really stood out against the sandy soil of Wandoo National Park. Although bright red in colour, these spiders are not as venomous as some of their Aussie cousins 🕷️ #ausinverts #spiders #arachnids #wildoz #inaturlalist

Side view of a medium sized red and black spider. The spider has a black abdomen but the rest of its body, including its legs, are bright red. The spider is on pale sandy soil.

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Arotrophora cosmoplaca After a warm spring day there was much more activity at the moth light, including this new observation for our Perth Hills garden. Seems these leaf roller moths are rarely seen with only 6 other records on #inaturalist #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera

Top view of a small moth with forewings that are shiny, generally a burnt orange in colour with a large yellow mark at the edge of each wing

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Setocoris sp. - Sundew Bug (I think) These tiny plant bugs are often found in association with carnivorous sundews (Drosera sp.), where they steal the sundew’s food. This bug was on a Stylidium, rather than a Drosera, which made it much easier to spot. #ausinverts #wildoz #inaturalist #Hemiptera

Picture of a tiny bug on a creamy white portal. The bug is generally green with a red tip to its abdomen

Picture of the same bug but this time showing the full flower, which has four creamy white petals and small yellow and pink markings at the centre

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Kristi Ellingsen @kristiellingsen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The male Peacock jumping spiders are just so outrageous! This one was in Perth WA, Maratus hortorum, named after my friends Fred and Jean Hort.

Tiny jumping spider looking up to the top of the photo whilst temporarily sitting on a green leaf. It has very white fluffy palps, a dark head with orange/rust sparse hairs and a crazy blue with red/black and green "Tribal" type markings.

A focus on the abdomen of the jumping spider. It is covered with bright scales and in the centre there is an oval of black with two blue dots. The back shows an optical illusion where it looks like it has a second blob towards its rear end, but it is actually green and a trick generated by my flash has turned it black. Radiating from the blobs are bright red lines and all is set on a metallic blue background. The spider is probably only about 5mm.

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of the drawbacks of being so woolly on a wet winter morning 🐛💧 A caterpillar we spotted recently on a cool winter’s morning in an area north of Perth. No idea what this guy is destined to metamorphose into 🦋🔎 #mothsmatter #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Picture of a large hairy caterpillar covered in tiny raindrops sitting on a thin branch

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Spotted this striking #MysteryMoth last week while exploring Wandoo National Park, an area of wandoo eucalypt forest around 80km east of Perth. This moth is clearly a Curved Horn moth, but I haven’t been able ID it further than that yet 🦋🔎 #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Picture of moth on a succulent looking plant. The moth has wings with alternating white and dark brown patches with an orange tuft of scales at the back of the head

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Our gardens can be a haven for invertebrate #biodiversity. Help them thrive by taking part in #NoSpraySpring Reduce pesticide use while increasing the native plants in your garden and creating invertebrate habitats 🐞🐛🕷️🦋🐝🐜 #ausinverts #insects #wildoz invertebratesaustralia.org/no-spray-spr...

Poster for No Spray Spring The border of the poster is yellow and blue with the words "Take Action This Season" at the top and No Spray Spring in the middle

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A rather lovely Northern Emerald (Prasinocyma rhodocosma) These moths can be seen around most parts of Australia, the exception being South Australia where these moths have not been recorded. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a moth that has green wings with purplish-brown markings across them in an almost symmetrical pattern

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It might still be winter here in Western Australia, but that didn't stop this Southern Marbled Gecko (Christinus marmoratus) from making a nighttime visit to our moth light recently 🦎🦋 #ausreptiles #ausinverts #wildoz #reptiles #gecko #lizards #mothsmatter #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Picture of a small silvery grey gecko with large eyes and spread-out toes on a wooden beam in very close proximity to an apparently unsuspecting moth

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hippotion celerio - Vine Hawkmoth We had Vine Hawkmoth visit our Perth Hills garden this month, our first in at least 18 months. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a large moth with generally brown wings that have a pattern f white stripes across them

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This rather handsome fellow visited our Perth Hills garden in early August. One of the Lappet moths (I think), he's certainly well dressed for the cooler winter weather #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a large moth with forewings that are generally brown with patches of lighter and darker colour as well as dark zig zag stripes across them. The moth has very long hairlike scales on the face and at the tip of the abdomen

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I thought we had a new moth to our Perth Hills garden light... turns out it was actually a Caddis Fly! This also led me to learn about the superorder Amphiesmenoptera, which contains both Lepidoptera and Trichoptera #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Amphiesmenoptera #Trichoptera #inaturalist

Side view of an insect with speckled brown wings on a white surface. At first glance it appears to be a moth, but a closer look shows that the wings are hairy, rather than scaly. Caddis fly, possibly in the genus Ecnomus

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A #MysteryMoth from last November 🔎🦋 We can’t ID this tiny visitor to our Perth Hills garden at the end of last year, although likely in Tineoidea. ID suggestions always welcome #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a tiny moth that had pale grey wings with a brown speckled pattern

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A rather striking micro moth seen in our Perth Hills garden last week. This moth is striking in both its details and posture! I think this a Leaf Blotch Miner moth, possibly a Wattle Miner (Parectopa alysidota), although not common in WA. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a very small moth with reddish brown wings that have several white chevron like lines on the wings. The moth rests with its head down

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A few warmer days over the last week has brought a few more moths into our Perth Hills garden, including this beautiful but undescribed Dinophalus species. This is only our 3rd record of this species over the last 3 years #teammoth #ausinverst #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a large moth resting with its wings spread. The wings are grey turning to pale brown at the edges and with thin black stripes across them

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Soh Kam Yung @sohkamyung.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"[H]undreds of scientists in Brazil are collaborating on a quest to count every species of insect in one expanse of the Amazon — the largest insect-biodiversity study to ever explore the forest from the ground to the canopy." #Amazon #Biodiversity #Insects #Nature

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Tiny patch of Amazon probably holds 40,000 insect species — many new to science

Megaproject involving hundreds of sites is cataloguing rainforest insects from the ground to the canopy.

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

One of this evening’s moth visitors is this rather eye-catching Thudaca haplonota #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidopteta #inaturalist

Side view of a small moth with wings that are silvery white with bright orange stripes

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A couple of warmer days last week brought a few new visitors to our Perth Hills moth light, including another #MysteryMoth 🔎🦋 I think this is a Tortricine Leafroller Moth but I can’t ID it further than that… so any ID suggestions welcomed #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a small moth with pale wings that have two dark orange diagonal stripes across them and lighter orange stripes down the middle

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Moth trap failure last night, so for the last day of #NationalMothWeek here are some of the moths we recorded at this time last year. While our moth numbers in the Perth Hills are low through winter, we still get quite a bit of diversity. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Mimaglossa nauplialis - top view of a smallish moth on a white net. The moth has brown wings with pale and dark zigzag patterns across them

Larentia apotoma - top view of a dark brown moth with paler wavy lines across them and a thick almost black band across the middle.

Peraglyphis scepasta - top view of a moth on a white sheet. The moth has reddish brown wings with a pale band close to the wing tips

Genus Scopula - top view of a cream coloured moth with darker wavy lines across them

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WA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A beautiful pink sky for #sunset followed by a 22° halo around the moon this evening in the Perth Hills 🌖 Suggestion of rain for tomorrow 🌧️ #weather #PerthWeather #wildoz #nature 🌿

Sunset over a forested valley showing a sky of pink, blue and orange

Bright moon in a dark sky with an illuminated ring around it

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A #MysteryMoth for #NationalMothWeek This small moth was a new visitor to our Perth Hills garden this week. I haven’t been able to ID it yet but that striking resting position makes me think it’s likely in the subfamily Yponomeutinae #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a small moth with distinct scales in dark and orangey colours visible. The moth rests with its head down

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A rather smart new visitor to our Perth Hills garden this week. This is one of the Bagworm moths (Psychidae), but I haven’t been able to ID this moth more specifically than that. ID suggestions are always welcome. #teammoth #NationalMothWeek #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a small moth with pale cream wings that have a pattern of dark brown markings across them and quite long fringes at the wing tips. The moth has long orange hair like scales on its head

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Another moth for #NationalMothWeek We've seen quite a few of these beautiful moths in the Perth Hills over the last week. One of the Bagworm moths (Family Psychidae), possibly Lepidoscia sp. but always happy ID for suggestions #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a moth with wings that are generally a creamy yellow colour but with broad black/purple stripes across them. The moth is on a reflective surface

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

For #NationalMothWeek, a few of the moth visitors coming to our Perth Hills moth light tonight. IDs in ALT #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Epicyme rubropunctaria - Red-spotted Delicate

Lepidoscia sp. of Bagworm moth (I think)

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AW Landscape Board @awlandscapesa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The plain tiger butterfly is found across Australia, Asia and Africa, preferring arid environments. It eats milkweed, which contains toxic compounds that make it an unattractive meal for most predators. #wildoz #insects

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A very cold and foggy winter’s morning in Collie this morning 🥶 With a feels like temperature of -1.7, the Scarlet Robins were all fluffed up #ausbirds #birds #fog #weather #winter #wildoz

View across an uneven wooden bridge in the fog

A small bird with a scarlet chest sitting on a metal railing with a foggy field in the distance

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WA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

These three different species of lichen were all happily growing on the same woody shrub right next to the Collie River in Wellington National Park. Possible IDs in ALT #lichens #fungifriends #wildoz #inaturalist #westernaustralia 🌿

A Rossette Lichen and Beard Lichens growing on top of each other on a leafless branch

Physcia sp. Rossette Lichen which is greyish green and growing on a leafless branch

Athallia sp. of Firedot Lichen (I think), small red dots/patches on an old branch

Usnea sp. one of the Beard Lichens. A greyish green lichen with a thin branching firm on a leafless branch next to one of the plants old cones

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nano_entity @nanoentity.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Dasypodia selenophora aka southern moon moth

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This incredibly tiny wasp visited our moth light this week. She was only 4-5mm in length and a new observation for our Perth Hills garden. She’s a Megastigmus sp. wasp I think, given that relatively large black wing spot she has. #ausinverts #wildoz #inverts #Hymenoptera #wasps #inaturalist

Side view of a minute female wasp who was only around 4-5mm in length. Her translucent wings have a relatively large black spot mid way along them and her ovipositor is around half as long as her full body length

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Wet and windy in the Perth Hills this weekend so no mothing for us tonight, I fear. This time last year, we recorded this Pantydia sp. moth (I think) at our moth light... which was unusual as this genus is usually seen in our summer months. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a generally brown moth with a lot of darker spots and markings across both wings. Towards the wing tips, the moth has a dark line going across both wings which is partially edged in a lighter brown

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Acrocercops axinophora A Leaf Blotch Miner moth endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. There are only three recorded observations of this micro moth, with nothing yet known about its host leaves. 📌 Perth Hills, 5 June 2026 #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Side view of a very small moth standing with its head held high. The moth has red eyes, relatively long antennae (for its size) and wings that have a pattern of brown and cream patches

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