A Handmaiden moth at Mogendoura, NSW
Identification history
| Amata (genus) | 9 Apr 2024 | donhe | ||
| Amata nigriceps | 9 Apr 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Amata nigriceps | 9 Apr 2024 | michaelb | ||
| Amata nigriceps | 3 Oct 2019 | HarveyPerkins |
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4 comments
donhe
wrote:
9 Apr 2024
Impossible using superficial photos to distinguish A. nigriceps from A annulata.
ibaird
wrote:
10 Apr 2024
I notice the live photos A. annulata on both iNaturalist and LBH do not show white tips to the antennae whereas A. nigriceps do show white tips. Only the hand drawings of A. annulata on LBH show the white tips to the antennae. Also the set specimens of A. annulata on BOLD Systems 4 do not show white tips to the antennae. Could this be an original identification error and the white tips to the antennae might be diagnostic for A. nigriceps after all?
donhe
wrote:
10 Apr 2024
Its hard to believe that Boisduval got it so wrong. I wonder where the Fabricius' types are held. Could we ask someone there to take a look and tell us the answer?
donhe
wrote:
10 Apr 2024
In his description of A. annulata : Fabricius says simply "antennae ... nigrae" . No mention of white tips.
Of A. fenestrata, he says "antennae ... nigrae ... ante apicum albae", so if A. annulata had white tips : I think he is likely to have said this too, so Boisduval made a mistake.
In Butler's description of A. nigriceps, he says it is very similar to A. annulata but has a larger hyaline spot on the hindwing. No mention of white antenna tips.
Of A. fenestrata, he says "antennae ... nigrae ... ante apicum albae", so if A. annulata had white tips : I think he is likely to have said this too, so Boisduval made a mistake.
In Butler's description of A. nigriceps, he says it is very similar to A. annulata but has a larger hyaline spot on the hindwing. No mention of white antenna tips.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.059918-35.868003
- Places Mogendoura, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2019 04:18 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Amata nigriceps Scientific name
- A Handmaiden moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 23.69m Recorded at altitude
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