OK. Four more moths. These are the four species that were new to our garden this spring.
I've been consistently putting out the moth light four nights every season since July 2021 and I'm still finding new species.
Blackheaded Leafroller, *Ctenopseustis obliquana*: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798689
Golden-brown Fern Moth, *Musotima nitidalis*: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324611764
*Tingena melinella*: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798772
Golden-brown Fern Moth *Musotima nitidalis*: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324611764
They're all native moths. Welcome to our garden.
A brown moth with a pale horizontal line across it, making it look like a leaf.
This is the 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 yellow moth with a brown head.
I've identified this as the NZ endemic moth Tingena melinella.
For my full-res photo and observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798772
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 pale brown moth with darker brown blotches.
I've identified this as the Blackheaded Leafroller, Ctenopseustis obliquana.
For my full-res photo and observation details, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324798689