Etiella behrii

Lucerne Seed Web Moth at Ainslie, ACT

Etiella behrii at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Jan 2021
Etiella behrii at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Jan 2021
Etiella behrii at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Jan 2021
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Etiella behrii 3 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Etiella behrii 28 Jan 2021 jb2602

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Maybe Etiella chrysoporella?

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ibaird wrote:
   28 Jan 2021
Good question, I'm not sure how to reliably separate them.
jb2602 wrote:
   28 Jan 2021
The black triangle at the rear doesn't seem to fit with either.
donhe wrote:
   28 Jan 2021
Meyrick says in:..................
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30232#page/258/mode/2up
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border of first line :
a. continuous .. ..2. behrii:
b. pale greyish ochreous-brown ;
border forming three separate circular spots . . ...3. chrysoporella.
...............................
Very similar to behrii, distinguished by the more ochreous ground colour, the golden-metallic edging of transverse band forming three separate spots, and the ochreous-yellow and whitish streaks towards inner margin.
ibaird wrote:
   28 Jan 2021
Could the black mark be a shadow? Do you have any other photos?
jb2602 wrote:
   28 Jan 2021
Not quite in focus but the "shadow" is still there so no artefact
ibaird wrote:
   28 Jan 2021
Given Meyrick's words above I suspect this may be E. chrysoporella along with 2 or 3 which we have already identified as E. behrii. The AlA shows the distribution of the two species overlapping with many more records of E. behri than E. chrysoporella.
GlennCocking wrote:
   3 Feb 2021
Comparing groups of Etiella chrysoporella and behri, the most distinguishing character is the ochreous-yellow and whitish streaks towards inner margin on the outer third of the forewing in E. chrysoporella. This area is a plain or a lightly streaked grey in E. behrii. The three reflective circular spots are prominent in both sexes of E. chrysoporella, but also appear in most males of E. behrii. In E. behrii females they are much harder to see, or may be absent.

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  • 27 Jan 2021 10:56 PM Recorded on
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