Clear Winged Snout Moth
S6: Female, posterior
Clear Winged Snout Moth
S7: Female, Body, dorsal
| Clear Winged Snout Moth S6: Female, posterior | | Clear Winged Snout Moth S7: Female, Body, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Snout Moth (:Bombycoidea Lasiocampidae) | ||||
| Species: | Clear Winged Snout Moth (Genduara subnotata) | ||||
| This Photo: | S6: Female, ventral | ||||
Thank you Peter Marriott for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: It's possible specimens 6 & 7 are gravid, as they are so fat compared to specimen 1 & 8 General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere The caterpillars have variations in colour (from grey to brown). The adults reflect blue in artificial light that isn't visible in sunlight, which are camera artefacts Males loose their scales easily to show clear wings. Even the female wings are quite translucent. Both Males & females have large bipectinate antennae (2 rows of filaments) On 25th April 2017, we caught specimen 8 and raised her to adult. She was found on Leafless Cherry (Exocarpos aphyllus) and was ~34mm long (ignoring hairy horns). She pupated pretty quickly so was in her final stage as a caterpillar. Notice she is quite white compared with other on-line photo's; which indicates this isn't just wear but a local variation. Possibly due to her food source. Our caterpillars also have a white streak on the back, which is less prominent in most other on-line photo's. | |||||
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