Pond Moth S1, profile | Metallarcha Moth Type 1, Hindwing, wingspan ~28mm | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Crambid Snout Moth (:Pyraloidea Crambidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Pond Moth (Hygraula nitens) | ||||
This Photo: | S1, ventral | ||||
Thank you Dion Maple for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~7mm long, ~15mm wingspan. A small, typical crambid shaped moth. The one we found was quite pale compared to some other on-line photo's. Basically brown with white lateral streaks. | |||||
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