Red Blooming Proteuxoa Male, Head | Red Blooming Proteuxoa Female, dorsal | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Acronictinae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Red Blooming Proteuxoa (Proteuxoa florescens) | ||||
This Photo: | Male, ventral | ||||
Thank you Marilyn Hewish for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere The male was ~12mm long & 29mm wingspan. Females were slightly larger at ~13mm long & 30mm wingspan. | |||||
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