A Concealer moth at Rosedale, NSW
Identification history
| Crepidosceles timalphes | 22 Jan 2020 | jb2602 | ||
| Crepidosceles timalphes | 19 Nov 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Merocroca automima | 18 Nov 2019 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
jb2602
wrote:
19 Nov 2019
Morwell NP 31-3-3 indicates that the front brown strip may or may not be present.
ibaird
wrote:
19 Nov 2019
Yes, it does, and the specimens on Bold Systems 4 bear this out, with a minority showing a black/brown strip on the thorax, but in none of those cases there does the yellow colouring on the head extend to the thorax. Also, none of those BS4 specimens show a brown streak along the costa of the forewing as this specimen does. However the yellow colouring on the head does extend to the thorax in this specimen, there is a brown streak along the costa of the forewing, and I think the boundary between the main yellow colouring and the black tip to the forewing is 'swept back' and is a different shape to that which is typical of M. automima. Interestingly there are only two specimens on the ALA M. automima web page which show the front brown strip missing (- see also the CNM postings for M. automima). For these reasons I am suggesting Crepidosceles timalphes may be a better fit.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.222371-35.812201
- Places Rosedale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2019 10:22 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) jb2602
Species information
- Crepidosceles timalphes Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Coesyra diadela
