Armyworm
S2, Antenna
Ellura
Armyworm
S1, ventral
 
                      
Armyworm (Mythimna convecta)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Noctuinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Armyworm (Mythimna convecta)
This Photo:     🔍S2, Hairy Eyes🔎

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~22mm long, winspan ~46mm.
We haven't been able to differentiate the genders. These appear to be female based on body shape/roundness.
We've started noticing some moth species with hairy eyes, like here. We've seen this many times before with flies, but not with moths. We'll see if we can get better shots of the hairy eyes in the future.

Copyright © 2022-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 04-Jan-2022
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.