Metasia liophaea

A Crambid moth at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Metasia (genus)	14 Jul 2019	GlennCocking
Metasia liophaea	22 Jan 2019	GlennCocking
Metasia liophaea	14 Jan 2019	donhe
Assara holophragma	14 Jan 2019	GlennCocking
Idaea ferrilinea	14 Jan 2019	donhe
Unidentified	13 Jan 2019	Christine

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8 comments

donhe wrote:

14 Jan 2019

A bit dark, but lifting the gamma to around 2 gives a good pattern.

GlennCocking wrote:

14 Jan 2019

I'm not certain, but I think it is this Pyralidae

ibaird wrote:

15 Jan 2019

I'm not sure about this being A. hologramma. Looking at a lightened and blown up image in Photoshop the specimen seems has a zig zag pattern marking towards to apex of the forewing which seems to be missing in the examples labelled A. hologramma on the ALA.

donhe wrote:

15 Jan 2019

If the hindwings have no pattern, then the forewing aspect ratio (costa length/width) of this specimen would be about 2.0 +- 0.1
That of A. holophragma is about 2.7 +- 0.1
No way Jose.

GlennCocking wrote:

15 Jan 2019

Could you email a copy of your enhanced photo Ian?

Christine wrote:

15 Jan 2019

Hi, I don't know if it will help, but i have added a second photo. This one i took without a flash, as normally i do not use flash at all. But it seemed dim, so I took another with flash, which I though was clearer, so that is the one i put up.

ibaird wrote:

15 Jan 2019

Glenn, Don’s emailed attachment shows it well.

GlennCocking wrote:

16 Jan 2019

If it's Metasia, then liophaea looks closest. Looking at the second photo, I'm still uncertain and will look some more. Definitely not Assara.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
13 Jan 2019 11:55 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Metasia liophaea Scientific name
A Crambid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
507.7m to 853.9m Recorded at altitude
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