Tufted Bark Moth
S2, Male, dorsal
Tufted Bark Moth
S2, Male, profile closeup
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| Tufted Bark Moth S2, Male, dorsal | | Tufted Bark Moth S2, Male, profile closeup | | ||
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 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Geometer (Geometridae:Ennominae:Boarmiini) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Tufted Bark Moth (Lipogya leucoprosopa)| This Photo: | S2, Male, profile | Thank you Marilyn Hewish for identifying and Prof Victor W Fazio III† for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~12mm head & body length, with approx 22mm wingspan. Most interesting with this species is the raised scale tufts behind the head. Almost impossible to see in dorsal view without a flash reflecting off them. The flash shows them to be metallic and a dark gold colour. In some views it appears to be a single horn, but elsewhere you can see it's two distinct tufts leaning toward each other. As the smaller scales wear down, the tufts become more visible.
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