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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
Sighting 4242755

Piletocera macroperalis (Spilomelinae, Crambidae)

A Pearl Moth at Rosedale, NSW

Piletocera macroperalis (Spilomelinae, Crambidae) at Rosedale, NSW - 15 Nov 2019 08:33 PM
Piletocera macroperalis (Spilomelinae, Crambidae) at Rosedale, NSW - 15 Nov 2019 08:33 PM
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Identification history

Piletocera macroperalis (Spilomelinae, Crambidae) 25 Apr 2025 WendyEM
Piletocera macroperalis (Spilomelinae, Crambidae) 25 Apr 2025 WendyEM
Piletocera macroperalis 11 Apr 2025 ibaird
Metasia dicealis 23 Nov 2019 jb2602
Metasia (genus) 23 Nov 2019 jb2602

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Looks a lot like Metasia liophaea

6 comments

jb2602 wrote:
   24 Nov 2019
More like Metasia dicealis except that hind wing is grey.
ibaird wrote:
   24 Nov 2019
Not M dicealis I think not least because it lacks the fine dots along the outer edge of the forewing margin that species has. I think the shape of the costa is wrong for Metasia too. I'm looking elsewhere.
jb2602 wrote:
   24 Nov 2019
Thanks Ian, I'm a bit lost on where to go next.
WendyEM wrote:
   11 Apr 2025
markings are good match for Nacoleia oncophragma but it lacks the antennae of that genus. Wings maybe too rounded
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=328679
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=635638&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
ibaird wrote:
   11 Apr 2025
Piletocera macroperalis?
WendyEM wrote:
   11 Apr 2025
shame about the BOLD specimens ! There is some funniness about the antennae on quite a few of them on iNat e.g.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/260184902
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=1030108

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