Satin Twig Moth: S2: dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Twig Moth (:Gelechioidea Hypertrophidae)

Species:

Satin Twig Moth (Thudaca campylota)

This Photo:

S2: dorsal

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Head & body ~7mm, wingspan ~20mm.
The first example is a very worn and old specimen. It is normally much more yellow, as can be seen by the following shots.
We've photographed 3 specimens, all in November

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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