Mini Owlet Moth
S1, profile
Ellura
Mini Owlet Moth
S3, profile
 
                      
Mini Owlet Moth (Mataeomera sp)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Acronictinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Mini Owlet Moth (Mataeomera sp)
This Photo:     S2, profile

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
S1 ~8mm long, ~18mm wingspan
S2 ~7mm long, ~15mm wingspan
S3 ~8mm long, ~22mm wingspan
S4 ~7mm long, ~20mm wingspan
All 4 sightings have different wing patterns & varying palp length. When we checked the MoV cds (Moths of Victoria) and found how variable they are, and need reworking, we couldn't work out which was which; they could all be one, or 4 different species.
We couldn't tell the genders apart either. Bodies look similar. It seems the male antennae may have thicker "hairs" than the female.

Copyright © 2017-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 12-Sep-2017
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.