Lepidoptera: Noctuidae

Grammodes oculicola  

Grammodes oculicola Moth (Grammodes oculicola)
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Timmallallie National Park, NSW (Jan, 2015)

Like a number of moths and butterflies, Grammodes oculicola presents the appearance of a large, discouraging face towards potential predators. To facilitate this, it often rests head downwards on rising surfaces, such as the rock this one was on.

Grammodes oculicola Moth (Grammodes oculicola)

Grammodes oculicola Moth

Grammodes oculicola Moth (Grammodes oculicola)

Grammodes oculicola Moth