Mistletoe Moth
Proboscis
Murray Mallee Region
Crimson Beauty
Female, dorsal, wings spread
 
                      
Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Agaristinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri)
This Photo:     Ventral, size, len ~25mm, wingspan ~70mm

Thank you Terra Occ for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere


Similar Species: Hibbertia Moth (Phalaenoides glycinae)

Copyright © 2016-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 21-Jan-2016
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.