Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Both distribution maps indicate M. sarcolueca has somewhat of an Australia wide northerm distribution, but show no records from SE Australia. Until recently the stonghold of representation NatutreMapr has been predominently SE Australia, so personally, I'm not surprised such a distinctive moth has not showed up until now.

Macrobathra sarcoleuca

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Cryptophasa russata certainly apparently has a far north tropical distribution in Far north Queensland and the Northern Territory, but most seem to be darker coloured. A minority of C. rubescens shown on the ALA have a terminal darker outter edge to the forewing, and its distribution apparently includes far North Qld., but that may not be a sufficiunt basis.

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

None of the pale form C. rubescens have the dark border like this. Could it be C. russata like this one
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANIAB771-11

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

Definitely a tricky one. Some similar species have all black hindwings (e.g. Cryptophasa pultenae - males I think) others have part black hindwings but predominantly they are the inverse to this moth.

Cryptophasa (genus)

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

in NM ??? This is the first/only record on NM. For distribution maps see the map here
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366689
and here (map button below pictures)
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/555454-Macrobathra-sarcoleuca

Macrobathra sarcoleuca