Lesser Budworm
S2, Orange Morph, Hindwings
Ellura
Lesser Budworm
S4, Faded, dorsal
 
                      
Lesser Budworm (Heliothis punctifera)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Heliothinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Lesser Budworm (Heliothis punctifera)
This Photo:     🔍S3, Brown Morph, dorsal🔎

Thank you LifeIsAmazing for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere

Copyright © 2013-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 27-Aug-2013
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.