Black Crescent Owlet Moth Female, anterior | Dark Noctuid Moth Dorsal, ~17mm | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Acronictinae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Black Crescent Owlet Moth (Proteuxoa sp ES06) | ||||
This Photo: | Female, ventral | ||||
Synonym: | Thoracolopha | ||||
Thank you Marilyn Hewish for identifying and Axel Kallies for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~12mm long with winspan of ~28mm. As both genders of Proteuxoa & Thoracolopha have filiform antennae, it makes determining their genders more difficult. The body shapes, shown here, are used to guess the different genders. While Thoracolopha is the currently accepted name (as of late 2017), we use the names on the ALA lists these under Proteuxoa. Marilyn said "This is labelled as an undescribed Proteuxoa species in the Aust. National Insect Collection. My research has found 25 Vic. specimens from the west of the state. It can be distinguished from P. verecunda by the very broad black crescent mark and the lack of wavy cross-lines on the forewing." Axel said "This one really does not seem to have a name (yet)". | |||||
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