Variable Cape-moth
Female, ventral
Orange-spotted Cape-moth
S5, Male, dorsal
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| Variable Cape-moth Female, ventral | | Orange-spotted Cape-moth S5, Male, dorsal | | ||
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 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Geometer (:Geometridae Ennominae Nacophorini) | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Orange-spotted Cape-moth (Amelora sp ES01)| This Photo: | S4, Male, dorsal | General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Common names with moths can often be important descriptors. Here we thought this was Pointed Cape-moth (Amelora demistis). However, the wings aren't pointed, ruling that species out. NB: none of the identifications on this web site have been determined scientifically (ie by dissection). They are based on visual clues, which can be very missleading with invertebrates.
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