Cryptic Snout Moth at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Arrade destituta | 18 Dec 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Arrade destituta | 18 Dec 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unverified | 16 Dec 2019 | Jubeyjubes |
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8 comments
donhe
wrote:
18 Dec 2019
OK: in that case how about Mormoscopa sordescens, having lost the torni of the forewings from a bird attack?
ibaird
wrote:
18 Dec 2019
Certainly looks similar to Mormoscopa spp, but the forewing pattern to me does not seem to match M. sordescens or M. phricozona.
ibaird
wrote:
18 Dec 2019
Yes, I thought so. Perhaps. Its certainly frustrating not being able to name such a distinctive looking species. But with an estimated 10,000 species in Australia on one level I’m not surprised. I suspect its a normally sub-tropical or inland species. I suggest creating a temporary category for it.
GlennCocking
wrote:
19 Dec 2019
Yes, Owen isright. Records 4241794, 4245326 and 4245250 are of Arrade destituta with its wings held flat rather than in the usual position of nearly vertical.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076719-35.259475
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
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Collections
Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Arrade destituta Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Arrade destituta Scientific name
- Cryptic Snout Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 980m Recorded at altitude
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