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 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 triangular brown moth with a long snout and two yellow-orange swirl patterns, one on each wing.

This is the Slender Owlet Moth, Rhapsa scotosialis.

For my full-res photo and full observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324682177
A photo of a triangular brown moth with a long snout and two yellow-orange swirl patterns, one on each wing. This is the Slender Owlet Moth, Rhapsa scotosialis. For my full-res photo and full observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324682177
A photo of a big furry green moth. It's mottled pattern would blend in well with moss. Not so much on a white wall.

This is the NZ Green Carpet Owlet, Ichneutica plena

For my full-res photo and full observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798682
A photo of a big furry green moth. It's mottled pattern would blend in well with moss. Not so much on a white wall. This is the NZ Green Carpet Owlet, Ichneutica plena For my full-res photo and full observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798682
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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This is what happens when you have your macro lens set for good depth of field so even though it's bright it was only on a shutter speed of 1/320 and a freakin' HUMMINGBIRD CLEARWING comes by! So fast! Zip zip and gone....but the first one I've seen here so I'm really excited! Yes the exposure is off, I was take photos on the flowers in the shade and it picked one in the sun so yeah I could have whacked up the shutter speed if I had more than a split second to focus and go before it left...So an overexposed purple coneflower and a half blurred black white orange and olive green moth.
This is what happens when you have your macro lens set for good depth of field so even though it's bright it was only on a shutter speed of 1/320 and a freakin' HUMMINGBIRD CLEARWING comes by! So fast! Zip zip and gone....but the first one I've seen here so I'm really excited! Yes the exposure is off, I was take photos on the flowers in the shade and it picked one in the sun so yeah I could have whacked up the shutter speed if I had more than a split second to focus and go before it left...So an overexposed purple coneflower and a half blurred black white orange and olive green moth.
A day flying moth! "Yellow Collared Scape Moth" whatever the heck that means. What's a scape? I don't know. Yellow? Goldenrod is yellow but it seems like it's an orange collar to me. Someone messed up with this name. Ah well. Really enjoying the goldenrod though!
A day flying moth! "Yellow Collared Scape Moth" whatever the heck that means. What's a scape? I don't know. Yellow? Goldenrod is yellow but it seems like it's an orange collar to me. Someone messed up with this name. Ah well. Really enjoying the goldenrod though!
Buckeye butterflies with their cheery purple and orange dots and splots on my purple coneflowers. There were actually *five* all kinda fighting for the best spots and they kept having aerial fights! Or...maybe fending off sexual advances too. Hard to tell sometimes, haha!
Buckeye butterflies with their cheery purple and orange dots and splots on my purple coneflowers. There were actually *five* all kinda fighting for the best spots and they kept having aerial fights! Or...maybe fending off sexual advances too. Hard to tell sometimes, haha!