![]() | Satin Twig Moth S1: dorsal | Satin Twig Moth S1: profile | ![]() | |||
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 | |||||
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