Myriostephes matura

Melba, ACT

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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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