Pink Arhodia
S1, Male, dorsal
Ellura
Pink Arhodia
S3, Female, dorsal
 
                      
Pink Arhodia (Arhodia sp)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Geometer (:Geometridae Oenochrominae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Pink Arhodia (Arhodia sp)
This Photo:     🔍S2, Female, dorsal🔎

Thank you Matt Campbell & Axel Kallies for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~17mm long for both genders. Males have large bipectinate antennae, females have nearly filiform (but do have rows of scales just visible underneath).
Currently being investigated for Eucalypt defoliation in our area. May finish up with some redescription/addition of new species by Dr Peter McQuillan
Peter said "Is a complex of multiple species yet to be resolved".
Peter & Axel noted that A. lasiocamparia occurs in wetter areas.
There may be 2 different species here as S2's flight time of Feb is inconsistent with S1 & S3 of Nov.

Copyright © 2023-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 16-Feb-2023
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.