Calico Stem-borer Moth
S2, Male, Antenna
Murray Mallee Region
Pink-edged Modest Moth
Dorsal
 
                      
Ladder-marked Twirler Moth (Diapatela semophanes)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Oecophorid Moth (:Gelechioidea Oecophoridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Ladder-marked Twirler Moth (Diapatela semophanes)
This Photo:     

Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III† for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere

Copyright © 2021-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 21-Sep-2021
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.