Lepidoscia characota

2 Lepidoscia characota at QPRC LGA

Lepidoscia characota at QPRC LGA - 6 Apr 2022
Lepidoscia characota at QPRC LGA - 6 Apr 2022
Lepidoscia characota at QPRC LGA - 6 Apr 2022
Lepidoscia characota at QPRC LGA - 6 Apr 2022
Lepidoscia characota at QPRC LGA - 6 Apr 2022
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Identification history

Lepidoscia characota 2 Mar 2024 donhe
Lepidoscia characota 2 Mar 2024 WendyEM
Unidentified 6 Apr 2022 SteveBorkowskis

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Attracted to UV light, approx 8-10mm long

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   7 Apr 2022
I can see no labial palps or even antennae. Perhaps its a fly?
ibaird wrote:
   7 Apr 2022
I think the antennae may be just visible and are tucked under the forewing, The best match I have been able to find is F. fuscicepsana or Fuscicepsana Group. Ostensibly coastal based on the distribution online and the specis seems quite variable. However the markings of this moth at the outer margin of the forewing, although very similar, don't quite match most examples of F. fuscicepsana I can see online.
A new species record for CNM if confirmed.
donhe wrote:
   2 Mar 2024
Thanks Wendy.

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