Azolla Caseworm
Dorsal, showing Hindwing
Ellura
White Streaked Crambid
Patchy white palps
 
                      
Azolla Caseworm (Elophila responsalis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Crambid Snout Moth (:Pyraloidea Crambidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Azolla Caseworm (Elophila responsalis)
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Synonyms: Diasemia responsalis or Nymphula responsalis

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
2nd Record in SA on Atlas:
~7mm long & ~17mm wingspan.
A very pretty moth with indistinct white lines separating black & orange patches.
It seems to be very variable. Originally found in Qld, but has travelled down the Eastern seaboard and along the Murray into SA. This is only the second specimen found in SA that we can find.

Copyright © 2022-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 02-Jan-2022
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.