![]() | Ruby Anthelid S24, Pupal Case | Gum Snout Moth Male, profile, Wings Up | ![]() | |||
Animals Plants Info |
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||||||||||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | |||||||||||||
Family: | Snout Moth (:Bombycoidea Lasiocampidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
Species: | Gum Snout Moth (Entometa guttularis)This Photo: | 🔍Male, dorsal🔎 | Thank you Matt Campbell (MattCampbellAUS) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~25mm long, with starkly contrasting red to orange hind wings. Pretty rare in SA. Can be separated from the more usual Entometa fervens by the lack of a dark patch under the hind wing.
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