Micrapatetis icela
A Noctuid moth (Acontinae at Good Night, QLD
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| Micrapatetis icela | ibaird | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Micrapatetis icela | WendyEM | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 1 Aug 2025 |
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Possibly Micrapatetis icela Turner, 1920??
6 comments
2 Aug 2025
Looks strangely 'familiar'. CHrysonoma (genus)? Looks similar to C. fascialis, C. menodora and C. sp. ANIC 17 and C. sp. ANIC 56, but none seem to match precisely enough. See
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=53563
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=53563
27 Aug 2025
I had not read your suggestion before and discussion and had independently arrived at Micrapatetis icela or something close to that.
27 Aug 2025
I agree most Micrapatetis icela shown on iNaturalist are white rather than yellowish with a wider white band at the trailing edge, but the specimens shown on Bold (Hobern) are more yellowish with a narrower band at the trailing edge.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326892
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326892
28 Aug 2025
I had wondered what the 'white' comment referred to. The ANIC ones on BOLD are all distinctly yellow even the very worn one. iNat (even verified) can only be a guide, in my opinion.
Location information
- Places Good Night, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Good Night PJH123 NatureMapr Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Micrapatetis icela
Species information
- Micrapatetis icela Scientific name
- A Noctuid moth (Acontinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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