Myriostephes matura

Melba, ACT

Myriostephes matura at Melba, ACT - 16 Dec 2020
Myriostephes matura at Melba, ACT - 16 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Myriostephes matura 20 Jan 2021 ibaird
Myriostephes matura 19 Jan 2021 GlennCocking
Pyralidae (family) 5 Jan 2021 ibaird
Endotricha pyrosalis 4 Jan 2021 donhe
Endotricha pyrosalis 4 Jan 2021 GlennCocking
Unidentified 2 Jan 2021 kasiaaus

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14 comments

donhe wrote:
   3 Jan 2021
Perhaps a Trigonoorda species ?
ibaird wrote:
   4 Jan 2021
I don't hink this matches either Endotricha ignealis or E. pyrosalis. There a are some ;'Éndotricha' sp.. on ALA which are sililar, but I have not found a good match there, i.e the outer forewing line { there are three forewing lines in total) meets the costa almost one third along its length.
donhe wrote:
   4 Jan 2021
The slightly sinuous shape of the forewing costa is good for E. pyrosalis.
GlennCocking wrote:
   5 Jan 2021
I too was using the sinuous shape of the forewing costa as a strong indicator, but have wondered at times whether there is a second species within our E. pyrosalis.
ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2021
This moth has long palps extending forward which I don't see on the E. pyrosalis examples on the ALA. There are no pictures there showing as much hindwing, but I don't think the hindwings match very well either.
donhe wrote:
   5 Jan 2021
BOLD has lots showing hindwings at http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=279361
GlennCocking wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
It's not in Endotricha or the other Pyralinae. It's probably a Spilomelinae.
donhe wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
Metasia sp. ANIC15 on BOLD ?
ibaird wrote:
   19 Jan 2021
Yes, I have been looking at Metasia too. I thought Metasia dicealis was a possibility, perhaps the hindwing colour fades with time.
kasiaaus wrote:
   19 Jan 2021
I tried to look it up on ALA and I wonder if it is M. metura or M. matura ?
GlennCocking wrote:
   20 Jan 2021
Thanks, spelling fixed
ibaird wrote:
   20 Jan 2021
Yes, looks a good match with what I can see on Bold Systems 4, although the set specimens there are faded.
donhe wrote:
   8 Feb 2021
Hi Katarina, I have taken the liberty of writing a webpage around your amazing photos of this tiny species, at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/matura.html
Many thanks, Don
kasiaaus wrote:
   8 Feb 2021
Thank you Don

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 16 Dec 2020 11:27 PM Recorded on
  • kasiaaus Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Myriostephes matura Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 20.36m to 626.42m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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