Orange-ribbed Cape-moth
S2, Female, Profile & Eggs
Orange-ribbed Cape-moth
S1, Female, ventral
| Orange-ribbed Cape-moth S2, Female, Profile & Eggs | | Orange-ribbed Cape-moth S1, Female, ventral | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Geometer (:Geometridae Ennominae Nacophorini) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Orange-ribbed Cape-moth (Amelora ANIC17) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍S1, Female, Partial Hindwings🔎 | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere 1st Live Photo on-line: ~25mm wingspan & ~10mm long. Males have bipectinate antennae, females have filiform antennae. This is figured on Bold as Amelora sp ANIC17 An undescribed, yet known about, moth. All the mainland amelora need work and this may finish up under another genera when it's eventually described. Found 2 on consecutive nights (females) late Mar & early Apr. The 2nd laid eggs in the pot, which were a little over 0.5mm in diameter. | |||||
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