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Casbia melanops

Pomaderris Moth at Paddys River, ACT

Casbia melanops at Paddys River, ACT - 18 May 2018
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Casbia melanops 23 Feb 2020 donhe
Casbia melanops 23 Feb 2020 GlennCocking
Unidentified 23 Feb 2020 ibaird
Unidentified 23 Feb 2020 donhe
Casbia tetramera 22 Feb 2020 Bron

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:
   23 Feb 2020
See my comments as regards Sighting No. 4250616
Bron wrote:
   23 Feb 2020
Thanks ibaird
GlennCocking wrote:
   24 Feb 2020
I think I was the one who suggested to photographers that 4250594 and 4250285 are Casbia tetramera (cretaea). I now believe they are Casbia melanops females. The wing shape is too narrow and pointed for C. tetramera (see MoV7 set specimen photos, male and female), but matches C. melanops females. Further, 4250285 clearly shows the dark patch towards the termen of the forewing, and faintly the three dark transverse lines across the wings that is typical of many females of the variable C. melanops. 4250594 shows the transverse dark lines clearly, and the dark patch faintly.
ibaird wrote:
   24 Feb 2020
OK, I concur re C.melanops for 4250594 and 4250285. However I think you meant to say MoV 7 not MoV3, above. However I would expect the line of black dots on both hindwing and forewing to me more prominent in the C. melanops females than thy appear to be in thee specimens. Casbia sp. are difficult and not straightforward!
GlennCocking wrote:
   24 Feb 2020
The lines are faint in many C. melanops females. (I'm sorry about the wrong MoV number, now corrected.I've been looking at Chrysolarentia too.)

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