Scaptesyle undescribed species

A Tiger Moth at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

Scaptesyle undescribed species	6 Feb 2018	GlennCocking
Scaptesyle undescribed species	4 Feb 2018	GlennCocking
Technitis amoenana	13 Mar 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	4 Jan 2017	michaelb

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Size - 7mm long; Conder, ACT.

6 comments

ibaird wrote:

19 Apr 2017

To my eye there is not a close fit with any of images for the species images shown online at the ALA page for the Technitis Group, or for Conchylis amaoenana for that matter. C.amoemana apparently has an extra white wing band and the markings at the wingtip look different.

michaelb wrote:

19 Apr 2017

Any other ideas Ian?

ibaird wrote:

19 Apr 2017

No, I have no better information at this stage, but I'm open to suggestions, of course!

GlennCocking wrote:

18 Jun 2017

I think this is a Gellechiod moth, probably Oecophoridae. This is based mainly on the labial palpi, that I think are just visible in one of the photos. The CNM photo of T. amoenana shows the quite different Tortricid palpi which would be expected to show on the current photo if they were there, and a different wing pattern. I've checked out a number of Oecophoridae and Xylorictidae prospects without success so far.

michaelb wrote:

21 Jun 2017

The spelling Gellechiod is incorrect, and should be Gelechioid. I have adjusted to name to suit.

GlennCocking wrote:

4 Feb 2018

I was wrong about being able to see the labial palpi in one of the photos, they are obscured. The moth is Scaptesyle sp in the Arctiidae. There are several similar species (including equidistans and middletoni) that are generally more northern, but ANIC has a couple of ACT and south coast specimens. I can't match the photo exactly to any of them, but the photo seems to fall within their range of variation.

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