Peaked Cape-moth: S3, Hindwings

Class:

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

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Geometer (:Geometridae Ennominae Nacophorini)

Species:

Peaked Cape-moth (Amelora cf ceraunia)

This Photo:

S3, Hindwings

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Head & body ~12mm, wingspan ~25mm.
Very similar to Ribbon Cape-moth (both the forewing lines & DNA on Bold). These also have a crest which isn't normal for Amelora.
It's possible these are just pale Ribbon Cape-moths, but they do seem to have a discal spot; hence our presumption they are different.

Similar Species: Ribbon Cape-moth (Amelora belemnophora)

This species is

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

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