Pararguda nasuta

Wattle Snout Moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Pararguda nasuta	2 Mar 2021	donhe
Pararguda nasuta	2 Mar 2021	GlennCocking
Lasiocampidae (family)	5 Apr 2019	ibaird
Lasiocampidae (family)	5 Apr 2019	donhe
Entometa apicalis	4 Apr 2019	jb2602
Entometa undescribed species nr fervens	4 Apr 2019	jb2602

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6 comments

ibaird wrote:

5 Apr 2019

Not Pararguda nasuta?

donhe wrote:

5 Apr 2019

P nasuta male has a slightly concave costa. I was thinking this too straight for that?

ibaird wrote:

5 Apr 2019

I see what you mean. Actually, I think it does have a slightly concave costa - especially on the LHS.

jb2602 wrote:

5 Apr 2019

Looks ever so slightly concave to me too but more importantly, what better photos could I take to distinguish between the two, or is it always going to be this difficult?

donhe wrote:

6 Apr 2019

Yes. We may have to settle for Lasiocampidae species for this one.
Many moth species have superficially undistinguishable forms, and can only be distinguished by microscopic examination of the genitalia, or DNA analysis.
Identifying species from photos of whole adults is only possible for species that have unique characteristics, such as wing patterns, or locations, or behaviour.

GlennCocking wrote:

2 Mar 2021

This is a Pararguda nasuta male. Most of the CNM records are females.

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