Maroon-spot Cape-moth
Palp scales
Frosty Cape-moth
Male, dorsal
| Maroon-spot Cape-moth Palp scales | | Frosty Cape-moth Male, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Geometer (:Geometridae Ennominae Nacophorini) | ||||
| Species: | Maroon-spot Cape-moth (Furcatrox serrula) | ||||
| This Photo: | Ventral | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Head & body ~11mm, wingspan ~28mm. Males have bipectinate antennae (2 rows of filaments), while females (shown here) have thread-like antennae (filiform). We have been surprised to discover so many Geomotrids with horns on their faces; which can be diagnostic. This one looked like it had a horn but on closer inspection looks like scales associated with the palps; we can't be sure as we are looking at things so small they are on the limits of our camera resolution. Photograped 1 female in Apr (which may be significant as the MoV records indicate January). Also MoV indicates NSW, Vic & Tas distribution (wet regions), so perhaps we have this wrong? | |||||
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