Iphierga melichrysa

3 A Case moth at Crooked Corner, NSW

Iphierga melichrysa at Crooked Corner, NSW - 20 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Iphierga melichrysa 8 Oct 2022 donhe
Iphierga melichrysa 8 Oct 2022 ibaird
Iphierga sp. (genus) 21 Feb 2021 Milly

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   22 Feb 2021
The moths of Iphierga do all seem to have a hairy orange hat in BOLD at
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=189099
but I could not spot one showing this wing pattern.
ibaird wrote:
   8 Oct 2022
I think the wing pattern looks similar to Iphierga melichrysa ie. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=1352354
based on the images shown here on iNaturalist and on BOLD, see here
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Iphierga+melichrysa&taxon=Iphierga+melichrysa
although they don't match the image for this species on Lepidoptera Butterfly House.
ibaird wrote:
   8 Oct 2022
If confirmed, this would be a new species for CNM with only a few other observations observable online, not including the ACT.
donhe wrote:
   8 Oct 2022
Butterfly House currently only has webpages for Iphierga chrysopa and
Iphierga macarista. The wing patterns of these do not match this specimen, but the wing patterns of Iphierga melichrysa on BOLD appear to be a good match.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 20 Dec 2018 10:37 PM Recorded on
  • Milly Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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