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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Tentatively this may be Limnaecia sp. ANIC 14 which appears to have a northern Queensland ditriburion including Townsville. See
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1453-11
Limnaecia (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
7 Jul 2025
Arignota stercorata
https://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.com/search?q=Arignota+stercorata
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=64179
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/513491-Arignota-stercorata
Arignota stercorata
ibaird wrote:
19 Jun 2025
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICH189-10
Eutorna diaula
ibaird wrote:
18 Jun 2025
Simillar, I think, to Sighting No. 4628978 which has been identified as 'Macrobathra (genus)'.
The two sightings identified as T. clepsimorpha on iNaturalist are somewhat dissimilar to my eye, see here:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/972914-Tetraconta-clepsimorpha
The white band at the base on Bold (Hobern), see below, seems much reduced to my eye compared with both this specimen and T. clepsimorpha on iNaturalist. Also the Bold(Hobern) specimen shows an extra white spot at the forewing tip.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366660
Macrobathra (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
18 Jun 2025
What is the problem with it being Tetraconta clepsimorpha ?? rather than a Macrobathra ? Yes there a LOTS of them but there are many other Cosmops too. The pattern is similar to M. melanomitra (w S.A.) I can't find M. baliomitra on BOLD or CSIRO Moths on Line - I don't think above fits well with the live images on ALA (where the white markings are joined along the inner margin). Maybe M. euryleuca but on BOLD (Hobern) the 2nd white band below head is consistently broader than above. M. pompholyctis ?? (W.A.)
Macrobathra (genus)

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