Cryptic Snout Moth Forwing | Cryptic Crest Moth Female, dorsal | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Tiger Moth (:Noctuoidea Erebidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Cryptic Snout Moth (Arrade destituta) | ||||
This Photo: | Ventral | ||||
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), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere ~7mm long with a wingspan of ~22mm. A stunning moth with various tufts giving it real presence, yet it's quite small. | |||||
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