Bogong Moth
S1, Male, Hindwings
Ellura
Bogong Moth
S4, Male, profile
 
                      
Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Noctuinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa)
This Photo:     S4, Male, Light Morph, dorsal

Thank you Karen Weaving 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
~22mm long, wingspan ~45mm

Copyright © 2015-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 18-Oct-2015
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.