Boisduval's Autumn Moth
Female
Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth
Female: profile
| Boisduval's Autumn Moth Female | | Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth Female: profile | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Plume Moth (:Pterophorioidea Pterophoridae) | ||||
| Species: | Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth (Platyptilia celidotus) | ||||
| This Photo: | Female: dorsal | ||||
General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere There were 2 specimens on the night that came to a night light. Based on body shape I assume the 1st is a female, and the 2nd specimen a male. While the antennae look the same, the male has less dark banding and much longer wing hair like scales. | |||||
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