Verlede week Jim Hayden raai die mot ek gepos was 'n Australiese Oecophoridae. Dit was 'n goeie raaiskoot, want daar is so baie groot en pragtige motte in hierdie familie van Australië. Een van die beste het aan hierdie een wees, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), vasgelê op Black Mountain in Canberra Oktober 23, 1955 (CAS versamelings). The larvae feed on Eucalyptus – and I for one wish this was an introduced species here. We have these pesky invasive trees everywhere, why not the moth to go with?
Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae)
Ja, a spectacular moth and large for an Oecophorid. Have not found this one yet on my aussie holidays, but have collected W. aurata, which is equally large and almost as spectactular (http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/v/Oecophoridae/Oecophorinae/Wingiaaurata/).