Tufted Double-spot Moth S2, dorsal | Tufted Double-spot Moth S3, profile | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae) | ||||
Species: | Tufted Double-spot Moth (Epicyrtica cf MoV3) | ||||
This Photo: | S3, dorsal | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere This is figured in Moths of Victoria (MoV) part 8 as Epicyrtica sp. (3) ~11mm long & wingspan 28mm. While it appears to have 3 tufts, the front two are from the head & body, while the hind 'tuft' is actually created by the edge of the forewings. Similar Species: Fine-veined Geometrid (Amphicrossa hemadelpha) : Webbed Grey (Rhuma argyraspis) | |||||
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