Metallarcha Moth
Type 1, Hindwing, wingspan ~28mm		Ellura
Metallarcha Moth
Type 1, Head profile		 
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Metallarcha Moth (Metallarcha beatalis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Crambid Snout Moth (Pyraloidea:Crambidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Metallarcha Moth (Metallarcha beatalis)
This Photo:     Type 1, dorsal
Synonym: Botys beatalis
Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III† for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
1st Live Photo on-line:
It seems there are two types of this species. It's possible it's gender, but that's not clear. Our "Type 1" doesn't have solid bars on the fore-wings. Our "Type 2" does.
Copyright © 2015-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 25-Oct-2015
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.