Gold Threaded Panty Moth Female, anterior | Gold Threaded Panty Moth Female, hindwing | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae) | ||||
Species: | Gold Threaded Panty Moth (Pantydia MoV1) | ||||
This Photo: | Female, stance | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere This is figured in Moths of Victoria, part 8, as Pantydia sp. (1). It is also on Bold as Pantydia ANIC4. ~17mm long with wingspan of ~38mm. The ventral pattern on the hindwing separates this from other Pantydia species. Males have slightly thicker antennae and are more difficult to id (vary more) than the females; which (females) also have a thicker body. Interestingly this perfect specimen (very fresh?) shows a medial spot under each hindwing which isn't very obvious in other resources. | |||||
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