Lucerne Seed Web Moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Etiella behrii | 3 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Etiella behrii | 28 Jan 2021 | jb2602 |
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Maybe Etiella chrysoporella?
7 comments
donhe
wrote:
28 Jan 2021
Meyrick says in:..................
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30232#page/258/mode/2up
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border of first line :
a. continuous .. ..2. behrii:
b. pale greyish ochreous-brown ;
border forming three separate circular spots . . ...3. chrysoporella.
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Very similar to behrii, distinguished by the more ochreous ground colour, the golden-metallic edging of transverse band forming three separate spots, and the ochreous-yellow and whitish streaks towards inner margin.
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30232#page/258/mode/2up
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border of first line :
a. continuous .. ..2. behrii:
b. pale greyish ochreous-brown ;
border forming three separate circular spots . . ...3. chrysoporella.
...............................
Very similar to behrii, distinguished by the more ochreous ground colour, the golden-metallic edging of transverse band forming three separate spots, and the ochreous-yellow and whitish streaks towards inner margin.
ibaird
wrote:
28 Jan 2021
Given Meyrick's words above I suspect this may be E. chrysoporella along with 2 or 3 which we have already identified as E. behrii. The AlA shows the distribution of the two species overlapping with many more records of E. behri than E. chrysoporella.
GlennCocking
wrote:
3 Feb 2021
Comparing groups of Etiella chrysoporella and behri, the most distinguishing character is the ochreous-yellow and whitish streaks towards inner margin on the outer third of the forewing in E. chrysoporella. This area is a plain or a lightly streaked grey in E. behrii. The three reflective circular spots are prominent in both sexes of E. chrysoporella, but also appear in most males of E. behrii. In E. behrii females they are much harder to see, or may be absent.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152072-35.259183
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2021 10:56 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Etiella behrii Scientific name
- Lucerne Seed Web Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 801.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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