Desert Footman S2, Dorsal, ~5mm | Desert Footman S2, Anterior | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Desert Footman (Thallarcha rhaptophora) | ||||
This Photo: | S2, Profile, wingspan ~18mm | ||||
Thank you Dr Bevan Buirchell for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Males ~8mm long, ~25mm wingspan & have bi-pectinate antennae (but the pectinations are quite short) Females ~6mm long, ~20mm wingspan and have filiform antennae. | |||||
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