Inland Armyworm
S3, Female, ventral
Ellura
Inland Armyworm
Antenna comparison
 
                      
Inland Armyworm (Persectania dyscrita)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Noctuinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Inland Armyworm (Persectania dyscrita)
This Photo:     S1, Female, ventral, ~23mm

Thank you Matt Campbell for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~38mm to ~42mm wingspan.
Nearly identical to P. ewingii, except here in the middle of the forewing there are two pale ellipses that are separated. With P. ewingii they form into one shape (often described as a dagger).
Differentiating the genders is difficult. Males have antennae filaments/hairs that are longer, but not hugely so.

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This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.