Stericta carbonalis

Charcoal Pyralid at Bango, NSW

Stericta carbonalis at Bango, NSW - 18 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Stericta carbonalis 1 Feb 2019 GlennCocking
Stericta carbonalis 15 Jan 2019 donhe
Unidentified 15 Jan 2019 Renzy357

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   16 Jan 2019
A melanic form of an Arctiid or Agaristid, or a big Zygaenid?
GlennCocking wrote:
   2 Feb 2019
The photo doesn't show enough to be certain, but it is consistent with Stericta carbonalis.
ibaird wrote:
   2 Feb 2019
My concern was the head looked different in shape and the white markings were not all right for this species, suggesting to me it might be a mimic.
donhe wrote:
   2 Feb 2019
The white leg joints and salient points on the crescent look good. The head could be angled down and foreshortened perhaps?
The pale spots along the costa are quite variable in the BOLD specimens. A costal bulge is evident in only some of the BOLD photos. Is that gender specific?

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  • 18 Dec 2018 08:48 AM Recorded on
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