Four-spot Cape-moth
S8, Brown Male: ventral
Pale-bordered Cape-moth
Dorsal
| Four-spot Cape-moth S8, Brown Male: ventral | | Pale-bordered Cape-moth Dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Geometer (:Geometridae Ennominae Nacophorini) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Four-spot Cape-moth (Androchela milvaria) | ||||
| This Photo: | S5, Red Male: ventral | ||||
| Synonym: | Amelora milvaria | ||||
Thank you Ned Fisher for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~11 to ~16mm long & wingspan ~21 to ~28mm. Males have bipectinate (2 rowed) antennae, females have filiform. Their colour can vary from brown to red The 2 lateral lines are made up of spots, that can be joined with dark shading. Between the lines can be the same colour as the rest of the wings or a darker band. Often each of the trailing spots are shadowed by a light spot. As the name suggests, there is supposed to be a large central black spot on all four wings, however, this can be quite small. Incredibly variable. We found 10 specimens (2 Female, 8 Male) in April & May. | |||||
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