Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Sighting 4362864

Trichiocercus sparshalli

Sparshall's Moth at Melba, ACT

Trichiocercus sparshalli at Melba, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM
Trichiocercus sparshalli at Melba, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM
Trichiocercus sparshalli at Melba, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM
Trichiocercus sparshalli at Melba, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM
Trichiocercus sparshalli at Melba, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM
Trichiocercus sparshalli at Melba, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM
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Trichiocercus sparshalli 20 Dec 2020 GlennCocking
Trichiocercus sparshalli 20 Dec 2020 kasiaaus

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   20 Dec 2020
How do we distinguish Trichiocercus mesomelas from T. sparshalli ?
GlennCocking wrote:
   20 Dec 2020
When I've compared these in the past, I've concluded that mesomelas/sp always have a black head/thorax and in sparshalli it can be either black or white; and that some sparshalli are yellowish.
donhe wrote:
   20 Dec 2020
The head appears to be obscured, but like this sighting : there are male T. mesomela with brownish hairs around the thorax at eg (IM08-2542) CC BY-NC-SA (2011) on the BOLD page
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=328300

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