Saltbush Web Spinner
Dark Red Morph, profile
Ellura
Saltbush Web Spinner
Dark Red Morph, very worn
 
                      
Saltbush Web Spinner (Achyra affinitalis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Crambid Snout Moth (:Pyraloidea Crambidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Saltbush Web Spinner (Achyra affinitalis)
This Photo:     Dark Red Morph, partial Hindwing
Other name: Cotton Web Spinner

Thank you Dianne Clarke for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
It's interesting that the brown morphs were photographed in the Adelaide Hills. The Red Morphs were photographed in the Murray Mallee, with a propensity for red sandy loam; suggesting a camouflage variation for local areas.
Body & head length ~10mm & wingspan ~24mm

Copyright © 2016-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 19-Oct-2016
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.