Hecatesia sp. nov. 'amata'

Mimetic whistling moth

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last (and only) record: 1887 by W. W. Froggatt (Braby et al., 2018:31)

Rediscovered in: 2008 (Braby et al., 2018:31)

 

Distribution & Habitat

Kimberley region, Western Australia, Australia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Braby, M. F., Franklin, D. C., Bisa, D. E., Williams, M. R., Williams, A. A. E., Bishop, C. L. and Coppen, R. A. M. (2018). Atlas of Butterflies and Diurnal Moths in the Monsoon Tropics of Northern Australia. Acton, ACT: ANU Press. xxxii + 430 pp. [pp. 376-377]

https://www.smh.com.au/national/butterfly-detective-solves-120-year-old-north-australian-mystery-20190302-p511b1.html

https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/24551/hecatesia-amata-mimetic-whistling-moth

 

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