Burnt Cosmet Moth: Profile

Burnt Cosmet Moth (Macrobathra cf alternatella)

Class:

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

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Seed Borer (:Gelechioidea Cosmopterigidae)

Species:

Burnt Cosmet Moth (Macrobathra cf alternatella)

This Photo:

Profile

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
We didn't get to catch this one, so didn't get size details nor ventral shots. Small

It's white striped antennae are very distinctive, while the white wing patches are quite variable.

This species is

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

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