Ardozyga acroleuca

1 Double pale patch gelechiid at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Ardozyga acroleuca	16 Mar 2022	ibaird
Ardozyga acroleuca	16 Mar 2022	kasiaaus
Ardozyga (genus)	16 Dec 2021	donhe
Ardozyga (genus)	15 Dec 2021	ibaird
Barea anisochroa	14 Dec 2021	ibaird
Barea (genus)	14 Dec 2021	ibaird
Oecophoridae (family)	14 Dec 2021	donhe
Unidentified	13 Dec 2021	kasiaaus

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6 comments

ibaird wrote:

14 Dec 2021

Barea? Possibly B. anisochroa? (See BOLD Systems 4).
http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/ANIAF/CCDB-15832-E01%2B1323801238.JPG
See also: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8368a5e0-49c8-4e7b-a45d-7bd66b060777 B.anisochroa holotype 1922 Australian Museum (Goldfinch) Allyn R. NSW.

donhe wrote:

14 Dec 2021

Wow: well spotted Ian. Katarina: lovely photos; copies now in a new webpage:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/bare/anisochroa.html

kasiaaus wrote:

14 Dec 2021

Thank you Ian and Don :-)

kasiaaus wrote:

14 Dec 2021

I think sighting 4367002 might be the same species.

ibaird wrote:

15 Dec 2021

Glenn Cocking has looked at the ANIC specimens from which the three photos on BOLD have originated and suggests that these two specimens are not B. anisochroa for the following reasons: 1. There is a distinct light band across the rer of the thorax for B. anthe isochroa but not the CNM specimens. 2. The labial palpi for B. anisochroa are black at the tip but white lower down, whereas those of the CNM specimens are dark all over; and 3. the two groups have a different overall shape.
Glenn suggests the CNM specimens are likely to be Ardozyga species.

ibaird wrote:

15 Dec 2021

Taking a quick overall look at thr Ardozyga species I can see on BOLD, the most likely candidate I can see, based on forewing pattern, seems to be Ardozyga acroleuca. According to BOLD, A. acroleuca has been recorded in the ACT. It would be interesting to see if ANIC's A. acroleuca specimens are a better match for these photos.

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