Wasp Moth
Male, All wings showing
Wasp Moth
Male, Whole
| Wasp Moth Male, All wings showing | | Wasp Moth Male, Whole | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Wasp Moth (Amata xanthura) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, Whole | ||||
| Synonym: | Syntomis xanthura | ||||
| Other name: | Day-flying Tiger Moth | ||||
Thank you Peter Marriott for identifying and Axel Kallies for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere These tend to have orange shoulders and black head, compared with Amata aperta Similar Species: Wasp Moth (Amata aperta) | |||||
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