One-eyed Moth
Body + Hindwings
Ellura
Red-blotched Pyralid
S1, dorsal
 
                      
One-eyed Moth (Mimaglossa nauplialis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Grass Moth (:Pyraloidea Pyralidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: One-eyed Moth (Mimaglossa nauplialis)
This Photo:     More Hindwings

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Looks very similar to M. habitalis, but M. habitalis has a wingspan of ~40mm, M. nauplialis has a wing span of out 25mm, which is the size of those in these photos.

Copyright © 2015-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 23-Apr-2015
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.