Orange Noctuid Moth S2, dorsal | Orange Noctuid Moth S2, Head, dorsal | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Orange Noctuid Moth (Diatenes igneipicta) | ||||
This Photo: | S2, profile | ||||
Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III & Leon Crang 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 ~14mm long & ~37mm wingspan. Males & Females both have filiform antennae, so determining gender is difficult. One specimen's body was so wide/stout we determined it to be female, but others were not so clear. | |||||
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