Long-palped Webworm Profile, worn | Long-palped Webworm Ventral | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Crambid Snout Moth (:Pyraloidea Crambidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Long-palped Webworm (Hednota longipalpella) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍Profile🔎 | ||||
Thank you CPye3381 for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~13mm long, ~26mm wingspan. Note the difference between the 2 profile shots. They are of the same specimen, just one is reversed. We always prepare photo's with the head to the left. However, the side that is most "worn" also has a lot more black scales near the rear of the forewing than the other side. Possibly a strange wear pattern, or possibly asymetric. This is also evident from the dorsal shot. | |||||
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