This moth does have white tipped antennae which is characteristic of A . nigriceps, but It has a very sparse wing pattern. suggesting it may be Amata chromatica (which also has white-tipped antennae, see:- https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/chromatica.html
I agree the forewing has the right number of yellow patches in the right places, but the shapes of the forewing yellow subtornal, submarginal and sub-hind-margin patches are different.
The Amata genus is one where there is still much to learn. As Ian Baird has pointed out, Amata nigriceps has white-tipped antenna but the wing pattern on this specimen is very sparse. I would agree that Amata chromatica is a better match and this species has been recorded on the south coast of NSW. I see the similarity with Asura compsodes but I am not familiar with this species. Does it have a body with horizontal stripes? Also the size difference would help to distinguish between these two species. Hope this is helpful.
I don’t find Amata chromatica in SCNM. There are on 9 sightings on iNat and the closest to KV are Vincentia and Wollongong. It looks like my moth might be fairly unique or at least under recorded?
Please see https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/chromatica.html for a record at Nowra. And there are other databases apart from INat and Naturemapr which are not public.
Note: For the most part new moth species are added to list of species for NatureMapr's South Coast region as they are needed and records of the observed moth diversity get better with time. This is the case for all NatureMapr's regions.
Yes, having been briefly shown what ANIC's collection of unidentifed Amata (genus) species looks like... it's a minefield! If only someone would attempt a PhD on Amata moth taxonomy,
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