Prošli tjedan Jim Hayden je pogodio da je moljac australska Oecophoridae. Bila je to dobra pretpostavka jer u ovoj obitelji iz Australije ima toliko velikih i zapanjujućih moljaca. Jedan od najboljih mora biti ovaj, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), snimljen na Black Mountainu u Canberri u listopadu 23, 1955 (CAS zbirke). 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)
Da, 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/).