Lepidoptera: Noctuidae

Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta  

Blood-spot Moth (Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta)
click photo for larger image
© Vik Dunis 2014
Melbourne, VIC (Feb, 2014)

You'd think old Blood-spot here would appear a bit more grateful after I took the trouble to rescue it from my shower, but that's not a happy face. It looks more like it wants to head-butt someone.

Shower..., blood spots..., I've seen the movie Psycho... Derrr de dut dut derrr... (you're supposed to imagine sinister music here) ...and obviously I've also watched far too many horror movies.

A homicidal moth, ha ha! That's funny. I must tell Walter, my neighbour, when he comes over. I'll also tell him to stop wasting water. His shower's been running for quite a while now.

Blood-spot Moth (Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta)

Damp Blood-spot Moth

Blood-spot Moth (Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta)

Blood-spot Moth

Blood-spot Moth (Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta)

Psycho Moth?