Lichen Double-spot Moth
S2, Male, ventral
Ellura
Wavy Noctuid
S2, dorsal
 
                      
Wavy Noctuid (Ericeia subsignata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Wavy Noctuid (Ericeia subsignata)
This Photo:     S1, dorsal

Thank you Axel Kallies for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Wingspan ~25mm.
Very similar to the Varied Wave Moth (Scopula optivata), but the head is different with large palps.

Similar Species: Varied Wave Moth (Scopula optivata)

Copyright © 2017-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 07-Mar-2017
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.