Spring in the South West of Australia is the wild flower season. Manea Park in Bunbury is one of the nature reserves that has an incredible landscape, some rare orchids and birds. The beautiful orchid blooms not only attract flower enthusiasts and photographers, but also attract many pretty bugs. I spotted this tiny moth that was shimmering in sunlight with a metallic green, orange, golden yellow multi chrome velvety sheen. Simply stunning and very elegant in its poise.
It is the Green Forester Moth or The Satin Green Forester Moth.
It is a moth belonging to the family Zygaenidae. Of the 43 species of Australian Zygaenids, there are two species that are indigenous to Western Australia Pollanisus Nielseni and Pollanisus Cupreus. The one I spotted looks like P. nielseni.
Here are some macro photos I managed to click. Just look at the multi chromatic, holographic metallic beauty!
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| Macro Photo of Forester Moth |
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| Forester Moth (Pollanisus Nielseni) feeding on Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula) Look at the proboscis! |
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| Forester Moth on Cape Weed |
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| Forester Moth feeding with its proboscis |
Further reading: Wikipedia: Pollanisus Nielseni
All photos in this post are mine.
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