Barea codrella at Conder, ACT

A concealer moth at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

Barea codrella	25 Oct 2018	GlennCocking
Ardozyga (genus)	5 Oct 2018	ibaird
Unidentified	5 Oct 2018	michaelb

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Conder, ACT

5 comments

donhe wrote:

6 Oct 2018

Yes: very like Ardozyga nyctias, except for the white spot on the thorax. Looking at the 174 thumbnails on the BOLD page for Ardozyga:
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Ardozyga&taxon=Ardozyga
I cannot see any with that white spot, which is a worry.

ibaird wrote:

6 Oct 2018

OK, but I'm being consistent with sighting No. 3385195. Glenn didn't make reference to the spot in the thorax. but described that specimen as Ardozyga 'near nyctias and cryptosperma' . Perhaps that what we should call this 'species' instead?

ibaird wrote:

7 Oct 2018

I had originally suggested it was Barea codrella influenced by a similar image witha prominent white spot labelled as such by Jenny Holmes, see https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Barea+codrella&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=Cwad3SMox8dzNM%253A%252CgqSb6psCsBYzWM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQrp_SJSzyj7ioXokTl_6J5fiL-Jw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtnteu9vDdAhUBxbwKHcx9DUgQ9QEwBXoECAUQBA#imgrc=M-53UKPA1AAyfM:

donhe wrote:

7 Oct 2018

It does look very like Felder and Rogenhofer's drawing of 'Tinea codrella' (which BOLD seems to call Barea banausa), see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/bare/codrella.html
F&R's drawing does have a vague pale area on the thorax.

GlennCocking wrote:

13 Oct 2018

Looking at this, and the "Ardozyga sp" again today, I think I was wrong with the original Ardozyga sp nr nyctias. Barea generally have a strong scale tuft on the thorax, as does this specimen, forming the light spot. The Ardozyga I was looking at have a smooth thorax, and 3385195 seems to have a light coloured scale tuft. Will look more at the photos.

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