Bogong Moth
S4, Male, Light Morph, dorsal
Ellura
Bogong Moth
S8, Male, dorsal
 
                      
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:     🔍S6, Female, dorsal🔎

Thank you Matt Campbell, Dianne Clarke & 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, Coastal Areas and elsewhere
~22mm long, wingspan ~45mm
Males have bipectinate antennae, female's are filiform.
In 2021 this species was added to the IUCN Red List as an Endangered Species. Due to climate change their numbers have dwindled precariously since 2016.

Copyright © 2016-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 31-Oct-2016
This species is protected and classed as EN (Endangered) under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act