Grey-caped Line-moth
S2: Male, dorsal
Grey-caped Line-moth
S2: Male, Body
| Grey-caped Line-moth S2: Male, dorsal | | Grey-caped Line-moth S2: Male, Body | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Geometer (:Geometridae Ennominae Nacophorini) | ||||
| Species: | Grey-caped Line-moth (Stibaroma melanotoxa) | ||||
| This Photo: | S2: Male, partial Hindwings | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~16mm long, ~33mm wingspan. Males have bipectinate antennae, while females have filiform antennae. We photographed 8 males, no females, in Mar, Apr & May. | |||||
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