Mothy Nights in Robertson

Over the last week, we have had some non-windy nights - not hot, nor cool. Just nice. The moths have been out - presumably seeking out the various perfumes of the local vines (Parsonsias, Wonga Vine, etc) which are in flower at present, and the more obvious Pittosporum trees, with their heavy night scent.

Somewhere in between all these odours, we know that Moths are using their antennae to track down the pheremones of their potential mates.

And then we humans build our little houses (on the edges of the scent-filled rainforests) and light them with electric light bulbs, to confuse the poor darlings. Consequently, when I come inside the house at night I expect to find some moths, sometimes swarms of them, around the little low-energy bulb on my front porch.

Sometimes I take their pictures. Some are more co-operative than others. Some are positively impossible to photograph - buzzing around furiously. Others sit there, patiently.

Some hold their wings wide spread - flat moths (in my mind). Others are compact wing folders, and then there are the tight tuckers, some of the small moths which fold their wings along their abdomen, but have funny upturned tips of their wings. And then there are those rude looking ones which spread their wings, and stick their bottom up high in the air.

Possibly a "Plume Moth"
(Nick Monaghan has a similar moth marked as "unknown Geometrid Moth",
but that seems unlikely to me.
Edit: Mosura says NOT a Plume Moth. Some Geometrids do roll their wings like that....

What's that body posture about? As if we cannot guess!!!

As a rank amateur moth-er (not a "mother"), I have a problem with the classic displays of dead moths, all spread out uniformly, for that is not how one sees them in real life. My comment about how they hold their wings typifies this problem. When you see a photo of a dusty specimen of moth, collected 100 years ago by some famous collector - it does not look how one sees the real thing - a live specimen.

This is one of the reasons I like the work which Mosura, Junior Lepid and Duncan are doing - presenting real moths, in the manner in which I see them - hanging around my front porch.
From what I can glean from these other bloggers. this moth is probably in the Chrysodeixis genus. In that case it is probably within the Noctuidae family. It does not have the seemingly distinctive (or typical) silvery markings which those moths are supposed to have. (Unlike this one below, which I photographed last year - which is probably Chrysodeixis argentifera ).
Edit: Mosura says probably Chrysodeixis eriosomaThe recently photographed moth (below) - the same specimen as on my finger, (2 images above) also has the tufted hairs on the back of the thorax. The closest I can come for this specimen is Chrysodeixis subsidens. The caterpillars of this family are said to feed on Tomatoes, and Tobacco, but it is interesting to note that those plants are in the same family as some of the very common local (native) plants, the "Kangaroo Apple" (Solanum aviculare) and the low-growing, thorny, Eastern Nightshade, (Solanum pungetium). So, while these Moths are said to be more-or-less universal in distribution, it is quite likely that their distribution is natural. In other words, they might not necessarily be an introduced pest species.
I like this photo (below) - for I feel this moth is saying to me - What family are you in? I have a feeling that the banding on the legs might be significant - but what would I know? Certainly the legs look very fetching.
This appears to me to be a totally different type of moth - just from the way in which it holds its wings flat. As a bird-watcher primarily, I cannot help be reminded of the Nightjar family of birds, which are famous for their camouflage.
This moth was sitting high on my front screen door, so it was on the limits of my ability to reach with the camera, and so I could just manage to get a front-angle view, which at least shows the prominent antennae. (I desperately need to clean the screen door, obviously!)The closest I can come with this Moth is that it is a member of the Geometridae family - possibly a member of the Gastrina genus or perhaps it is a member of the Scioglyptis genus.

Any advice on names would be welcomed, folks.
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