Southern Twig Moth: S2, Profile

Southern Twig Moth (Thudaca calliphrontis)

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:

🔍S2, Profile🔎

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.

This species is

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

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