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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
	Order:	Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
	Family:	Twig Moth (:Gelechioidea Hypertrophidae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Southern Twig Moth (Thudaca calliphrontis)
	This Photo:	🔍S1, Ventral🔎
	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 1st Live Photo on-line: Head & body ~7mm, wingspan ~20mm. Known as an SA species, it has also been found in Perth. This is the most easterly location we can find, which suggests it might also exist in Victoria. Photograped 2 in Oct & Nov.
	Copyright © 2018-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 23-Oct-2018
This species is  an  Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.