2021 August 4 morning

    Jochen Möhr writes from Metchosin:  This morning one lonely moth,  [Shown below]  Libby Avis writes:  Mesapamea secalis. Introduced species from a few years ago, now becoming increasingly common. Extremely variable in markings.

 

Mesapamea sicalis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

   Jeremy Tatum writes:   This morning I visited the Nature Houses at Goldstream Park and at Swan Lake.  At Goldstream, I found this moth:

Sabulodes aegrotata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jeremy Tatum

   At Swan Lake I found these two.  The first is the colour form of Coryphista meadii  that is not difficult to distinguish from Triphosa haesitata!

Coryphists meadii (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jeremy Tatum

 

Leucania sp.(probably farcta or oregona) (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jeremy Tatum