Solanum Moth: S2, anterior

Class:

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

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Crambid Snout Moth (:Pyraloidea Crambidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Solanum Moth (Sceliodes cordalis)

This Photo:

🔍S2, anterior🔎

Synonym:

Leucinodes cordalis

Other names:

Eggfruit Caterpillar or Poroporo Fruit Borer

Thank you Leon Crang for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~9mm long & ~20mm wingspan.
A very peculiar moth.
They are an Australian native, also found overseas.
Two specimens photographed in Oct & Feb.

This species is

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

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