Satin Twig Moth: 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:

Profile

EXTRA - Photo Specific Information:
This is a very worn and old example. It is normally much more yellow. Also the blue tinges seems to be a strange flighting artefact.
General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Head & body ~7mm, wingspan ~20mm.

This species is

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

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