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Mormoscopa sordescens
A dark, glossy black moth with evil looking horns and red eyes. Some yellow wavy patterns within the black on the wings as well as a pale irregular band near outer margin. About 40mm. length.
Suburban back yard at night. Attracted by lights.
I orginally ID'd this as Idia lubricalis which should not be in Australia. Thanks to Peter Marriott it has been corrected to Mormoscopa sordescens. So similar it's worth a look. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... Distribution http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Mormoscopa...
Spotted on Feb 4, 2013
Submitted on Feb 6, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks for confirming J. Maybe I will tell the authorities here.
It certainly look like an Idia. I've seen Idia lubricalis, and it is identical. Is it possible that it is an alien species?