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A photo of a small moth with triangular wings that it splays out above its body in an odd post. The wings have an elegant brown and cream pattern.

This is the NZ Golden-brown Fern Moth, Musotima nitidalis

For my full-res photo and observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324611764
A photo of a small moth with triangular wings that it splays out above its body in an odd post. The wings have an elegant brown and cream pattern. This is the NZ Golden-brown Fern Moth, Musotima nitidalis For my full-res photo and observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324611764
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A photo of a small moth with triangular wings that it splays out above its body in an odd post. The wings have an elegant brown and cream pattern.

This is the NZ Golden-brown Fern Moth, Musotima nitidalis

For my full-res photo and observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324611764
A photo of a small moth with triangular wings that it splays out above its body in an odd post. The wings have an elegant brown and cream pattern. This is the NZ Golden-brown Fern Moth, Musotima nitidalis For my full-res photo and observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324611764
A photo of a pinkish brown moth with a backward curved abdomen and splayed out wings. It's an odd pose for a moth.

This is the Australian Wattle Gall Moth, Gauna aegusalis.

For my full-res photo and details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798785
A photo of a pinkish brown moth with a backward curved abdomen and splayed out wings. It's an odd pose for a moth. This is the Australian Wattle Gall Moth, Gauna aegusalis. For my full-res photo and details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798785
Collage showing insects attracted to light and automatically imaged 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours after sunset in Aranda, ACT, Australia on the night of 2 to 3 Nov 2025. The image includes four smaller images collected around the listed times. Each image shows a section of sheet with a variable number of insects attracted to UV and visible light. Number and variety depends on time of year and conditions during the given night. The image is also labeled with basic details of the associated weather and moon phase. For more explanation of the Automated Moth Trap project visit https://amt.hobern.net/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720322426621.
Collage showing insects attracted to light and automatically imaged 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours after sunset in Aranda, ACT, Australia on the night of 2 to 3 Nov 2025. The image includes four smaller images collected around the listed times. Each image shows a section of sheet with a variable number of insects attracted to UV and visible light. Number and variety depends on time of year and conditions during the given night. The image is also labeled with basic details of the associated weather and moon phase. For more explanation of the Automated Moth Trap project visit https://amt.hobern.net/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720322426621.
Collage showing insects attracted to light and automatically imaged 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours after sunset in Aranda, ACT, Australia on the night of 2 to 3 Nov 2025. The image includes four smaller images collected around the listed times. Each image shows a section of sheet with a variable number of insects attracted to UV and visible light. Number and variety depends on time of year and conditions during the given night. The image is also labeled with basic details of the associated weather and moon phase. For more explanation of the Automated Moth Trap project visit https://amt.hobern.net/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720322426621.
Collage showing insects attracted to light and automatically imaged 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours after sunset in Aranda, ACT, Australia on the night of 2 to 3 Nov 2025. The image includes four smaller images collected around the listed times. Each image shows a section of sheet with a variable number of insects attracted to UV and visible light. Number and variety depends on time of year and conditions during the given night. The image is also labeled with basic details of the associated weather and moon phase. For more explanation of the Automated Moth Trap project visit https://amt.hobern.net/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720322426621.
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