Tiger moths (Arctiinae)


Tiger moths (Arctiinae)

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PJH123 wrote:
Yesterday
While in the Australian Faunal Directory as Oeonistis delia (Fabricius, 1787)
I believe the true name is Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768)

Unverified Tiger moth (Arctiinae)
WendyEM wrote:
2 May 2025
Oeonistis delia
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=868186
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d3f46c33-c98f-4064-8d2a-ebc177c60943#names
https://www.butterflyhouse.com.au/lepidoptera/arct/delia.html

Unverified Tiger moth (Arctiinae)
donhe wrote:
25 Apr 2025
Likewise A. chromatica !!

Amata paradelpha
WendyEM wrote:
24 Apr 2025
ok, it is N. secundiana going by the isolated (black above & below) small size white spot of the hindwing visable on several shots above. However, as Don said, on ALA N. secundiana is is listed as a synonym for N. baulus see
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e78784a4-71a6-4749-b23a-53fd838ac9a6#names

Nyctemera secundiana
WendyEM wrote:
24 Apr 2025
Yes, but where is the type specimen ? There is no indication that is a drawing of the type specimen of A. paradelpha. That British Museum specimen may be misidentified. The book the image came from is dated 1900. If I am reading this correctly Turner named A. paradelpha in 1905.

Amata paradelpha
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