1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Catocalinae) Common Name fruit-piercing moth Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136324 Image Library Australian Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/ Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Walker, K. Citation: Walker, K. (2007) fruit-piercing moth(Oraesia emarginata)Updated on 3/14/2007 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136324 2.3. Facets Status: Exotic Species Occurrence in Australia Group: Moths Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Fresh Fruit, Leaves, Pome fruits Distribution: South and South-East Asia, Australasian - Oceanian 2.4. Other Names Oraesia alliciens Walker, (1858) Oraesia metallescens Guenée, 1852 Oraesia tentans Walker, (1858) 2.5. Diagnostic Notes Adult female forewing span c. 35mm, forewing colour relatively uniform brown with a few line markings, hind margin with obvious semi-circular emargination, hind wings light yellow darking on hind wing margins; male forewing span c. 35mm, forewing with mottled brown colours, hind margin emargination not as much as in female, hind wings brown 2.6. Web Links Australian moths online: http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Oraesiaemarginata/oraesia_emarginata_01 Indian locality reference: http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:x9CrLnF- 4VcJ:www.punenvis.nic.in/lists/annexure33.doc+Oraesia+emarginata&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=20&gl=au 3. Diagnostic Images Australia: Queensland, Bulimba Australia: Queensland, Townsville, F.P. Dorsal view - female: Simon Hinkley & Ken Dodd Walker Museums Victoria Dorsal view - male: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Australia: Queensland Australia: Queensland, Bulimba Forewing both sexes: Simon Hinkley & Ken Ventral view - female: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Walker Museums Victoria Results Generated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 .