Thoracolopha undescribed species MoV6

Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Thoracolopha undescribed species MoV6	28 Jan 2021	GlennCocking
Thoracolopha (genus)	6 Dec 2020	donhe
Thoracolopha (genus)	6 Dec 2020	ibaird
Proteuxoa atra	6 Dec 2020	jb2602

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Sombre Noctuid; MOV 9-17-10, female

5 comments

ibaird wrote:

6 Dec 2020

I don't think this fits P. atra. Photos of P.atra in MoV Part 9, page 16 and on the supporting disc show a plain dark female, but the renifom mark in those P. atra photos show it has both a very dark and a white component immmediately adjacent. This moth lacks the white component immediateky adjaceny shown in all the MoV photos of P. atra both in male and female examples.

jb2602 wrote:

6 Dec 2020

How about Thoracolopha spilocrossa, see Bold Systems

ibaird wrote:

6 Dec 2020

This moth shows the plain dark scale patch (i,e. not a 'reniform mark') which the MoV authors say is characteristic of the Thoracolopha genus in comparison to Proteuxoa - see the three pages 1-3 entitled 'Proteuxoa and Thoracolopha' explaining the differences. I think the size and shape of the dark wing patch looks most like the unmamed species group; 'Thoracolopha sp.(6)' which the MoV authors recognize, however the size and shape of the dark patch is not quite the same as their photos from life on page 2/2 for that species. This specimen also has a single white mark at the base of the forewing on the RHS which is also apparent in at least one of the photos of Thoracolopha sp.(6) on page 2/2.

ibaird wrote:

6 Dec 2020

Perhaps, T. spilocrossa, but the forewings are very plain and dark black in this specimen without other markings as in the T. spilocrooa images I can see on Bold Systems.Your specimen looks very fresh.

jb2602 wrote:

6 Dec 2020

Also see black markings on RHS costa

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