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7 April 2017





8 Australian grapevine moths (Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin) are in flight for the MOTH MIGRATION PROJECT by Hilary Lorenz. I love these moths and did some googling .. the Lewin bit, I like to believe is after John William Lewin - my favourite colonial artist. So these moths are endemic to S-E half of Australia and are pests for the local vineyard farmers. The Indian myna was introduced in 1862 to deal with them and other insects but ironically and not surprising, this unsuccessful  bird is now the pest.



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