Satin Twig Moth: S1, ventral

Class:

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

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Twig Moth (:Gelechioidea Hypertrophidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Satin Twig Moth (Thudaca campylota)

This Photo:

S1, ventral

Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III† 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.
The first example is a very worn and old specimen. It is normally much more yellow, as can be seen by the following shots.

This species is

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

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