Gypsum Carpet Moth: S3, dorsal

Gypsum Carpet Moth (Chrysolarentia gypsomela)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Geometer (:Geometridae Larentiinae)

Species:

Gypsum Carpet Moth (Chrysolarentia gypsomela)

This Photo:

S3, dorsal

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~8mm long & 23mm wingspan.
So far we have only found females. Males are very similar but have thicker antennae

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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