Silvery Ghost Moth: Male, Palps

Silvery Ghost Moth (Abantiades cf argentata)

Class:

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

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Swift Moth (:Hepialoidea Hepialidae)

Species:

Silvery Ghost Moth (Abantiades cf argentata)

This Photo:

Male, Palps

Thank you Ethan Beaver for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere
Ethan said he's not sure of the ID on this one as the markings aren't 'classic' for the new species.

This species is

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

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