Arrade destituta (Walker, 1865)
(previously known as: Erastria destituta)
 HYPENINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 4 May 2011)

Arrade destituta
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The adult moth is brown with three white zig-zag lines across each fore wing. In its natural posture: it display two tufts of scales, one each side of the abdomen. The forelegs are white. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species has been found in

  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Western Australia.

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