Macrobathra bigerella

Cosmopteriginae at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.

Macrobathra bigerella at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 22 Dec 2022 12:06 AM
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Macrobathra bigerella 26 Jun 2024 ibaird
Macrobathra bigerella 25 Jun 2024 donhe
Macrobathra (genus) 23 Jun 2024 WendyEM

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Macrobathra MB sarcoleuca or leucozancla

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donhe wrote:
   24 Jun 2024
Macrobathra bigerella ?
WendyEM wrote:
   24 Jun 2024
For M. bigerella I have always looked for the white stripe along trailing edge of forewings connecting the basal, antemedial and medial lines as illustrated by the 2 ANIC moths (at top/not genetically tested) on BOLD. https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=127056 There are specimens from other sources with and without the stripe, with the same BIN number (does this mean they are genetically the same/close???) This ANIC one is close to mine https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1219-11 also a Gavin Cocks and possibly some WA ones. Perhaps it is M. bigerella
ibaird wrote:
   25 Jun 2024
I think there is some suggestion of a dorsal connecting white stripe, so a worn M. bigerella seems most likely to me compared to the other named suggestions.

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