Silvery Ghost Moth
Male, Partial Hindwing
Murray Mallee Region
Silvery Ghost Moth
Male, Palps
 
                      
Silvery Ghost Moth (Abantiades cf argentata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Swift Moth (:Hepialoidea Hepialidae)
Species: Silvery Ghost Moth (Abantiades cf argentata)
This Photo:     Male, Palps

Thank you Ethan Beaver for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere
Ethan said he's not sure of the ID on this one as the markings aren't 'classic' for the new species.

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This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.