Drawn to light. Bit of a long shot. The reniform seems too strong for I. moderata and it lacks the dark clouds along the forewing subterminal line to be I. virescens.
Lenis is the local species to this area I think, having recorded it with possumsend last summer, although rufivena could be a chance if it is not too far north for them (close to Mackenzie Country border).
Mothing adventure with kids in tow. East Branch Manuherikia River about 860 metres a.s.l. Olearia bullata, Olearia odorata, and mixed sub-alpine shrubland, wetland, and tussock grassland.
18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.
18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.
Drawn to light between 18:30 and 21:30. 12 degree, cloudy night, light-moderate wind. Was hoping for M. grandiosa, given there was some big Olearia odorata where I was, but no sign of them.
A few nights in wetlands, Olearia bullata, manuka, and grey shrubland adjacent to beech forest in the Takitimu Conservation Area
Manukau Harbour seashore at Onehunga, Auckland. Small saltmarsh area. Several moths disturbed by day on and around a lush patch of Atriplex prostrata (a plausible host association).