Thanks for the ID Glenn. Sue, here's some more info on your lovely moth: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/australasiae.html I'd say that it had just eclosed from its pupal case in the leaf litter, and climbed your fence to hang while its cuticle hardened. Very lucky find!
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