Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth S1, Female, profile | Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth S1, Female, Head, dorsal | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Plume Moth (:Pterophorioidea Pterophoridae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth (Platyptilia celidotus) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍S3, Female, profile🔎 | ||||
Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III & BaronSamedi for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere There were 2 specimens on the night that came to a night light. Based on body shape we 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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