Tiny Case Moth S3, Mouth | Tiny Case Moth S1, Ventral | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Case Moth (:Tineoidea Psychidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Tiny Case Moth (Psychidae sp ES01) | ||||
This Photo: | S1, Anal appendages | ||||
Thank you Andy Young for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Wingspan ~8mm, body length ~3.5mm. Clear wings, with some dark scaly hairs. Body has some white scaly hairs as well. Notice the setae at the front of the hindwing, that goes into a "pocket" on the forewing. When we asked what that was Andy said: "That spur and reticulum arrangement that co-joins the wings is the frenulum. It's quite a handy taxonomic feature: if you look in Moths of Australia, it is often included in character matrix for diagnosing the various Families. " Andy highlighted these moths to us, which he & Richard Glatz found when surveying moths near Banrock at night sheets last year; using MV light source. It's undescribed and if studied will probably lead to a new genus to place it in. They come just after proper dark. Between 6:30pm & 7:00pm. | |||||
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