White-shouldered Moth
S1, Female, profile		Ellura
Undescribed Tussock Moth
Larva 2, dorsal		 
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White-shouldered Moth (Acontia clerana)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: White-shouldered Moth (Acontia clerana)
This Photo:     🔍S1, Female, anterior🔎
Thank you Larney Grenfell for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~9mm long, ~19mm wingspan Female (based on the colouration of the front of the wings. Males are mainly white near the front of the wings.
Copyright © 2024-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 12-Mar-2024
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.