Stericta carbonalis

Charcoal Pyralid at Downer, ACT

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Identification history

Stericta carbonalis	24 Mar 2021	ibaird
Stericta carbonalis	24 Mar 2021	GlennCocking
Catamola funerea	15 Feb 2021	ibaird
Pyralidae (family)	15 Feb 2021	donhe
Unidentified	15 Feb 2021	Harrisi

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6 comments

donhe wrote:

15 Feb 2021

Interesting that the head is in focus, but the margins are not. Was the photo taken obliquely, so that the moth appears foreshortened ?

donhe wrote:

15 Feb 2021

Catamola funerea ?

GlennCocking wrote:

15 Feb 2021

There bulging costa suggests Mimaglossa or Araeopaschia, but there may be others with that characteristic.

donhe wrote:

15 Feb 2021

I was thinking the apparent bulge may be due to foreshortening. There are no black Araeopaschia or Mimaglossa on BOLD.

ibaird wrote:

15 Feb 2021

It may be perching high on its front legs, hence the foreshortening., therefore Catamola funerea looks likely to me - especially the way the antennea are held.

GlennCocking wrote:

24 Mar 2021

See the new note on the species page.

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