Arid Wood Moth: S1, Male, Antenna

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Wood Moth (:Cossoidea Cossidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Arid Wood Moth (Endoxyla punctifimbria)

This Photo:

S1, Male, Antenna

Other name:

Goat Moth

Thank you Peter Marriott for identifying and Axel Kallies for confirming the id of this species for us

EXTRA - Photo Specific Information:
This photo appears as though the antennae have thin membranes holding all the filaments together, but they are infact tiny hairs/scales pointed inwards.
General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
We found 2 Males, one was ~45mm long, wingspan ~90mm; the other ~35mm long & wingspan ~62mm. A huge difference in size.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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