Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Sighting 4245326

Arrade destituta

Hypeninae at Aranda, ACT

Arrade destituta at Aranda, ACT - 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM
Arrade destituta at Aranda, ACT - 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM
Arrade destituta at Aranda, ACT - 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM
Arrade destituta at Aranda, ACT - 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM
Arrade destituta at Aranda, ACT - 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM
Arrade destituta at Aranda, ACT - 16 Dec 2019 09:41 PM
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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:
   17 Dec 2019
Size?
Jubeyjubes wrote:
   17 Dec 2019
12 to 25mm
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.
owenh wrote:
   18 Dec 2019
Perhaps Arrade destituta with wings held 'flat'
GlennCocking wrote:
   18 Dec 2019
Its the same as 4245250 and 4241794. Should we put up a reward?
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.

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Species information

  • Arrade destituta Scientific name
  • Hypeninae Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 980m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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