City campus of the University of Auckland, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010.
Reasonably common month in spring time.
Reasonably common moth in spring time.
Not sure? Haven’t seen it before.
Assisting @Carey-Knox-Southern-Scales on moth surveys. 20ha Matai dominated rich forest remnant surrounded by pasture/tussock/sparse shrublands. Various light/sheet combinations set up on forest edge.
Lovely to finally encounter this moth. Several came to light and to a Heath Moth Trap.
I collected the mature caterpillar that at bush, and reared the caterpillar, its foodplant: Cutty grass (carex geminata).