ANSWER: Hori ez zen erraza – baina sits handi eta eder hau Australiako zen eta Xyloryctidae familian sailkatua dago (Philarista spp.). Talde hau hemen ordezkariak AEBetan eta Ted MacRae ere gutxi daukagu gorako Bush kakalardo an a Horietako argazki handi batzuk ditu. Nolabait uste dut makila amaiera laburra izan ginen familia honek bere Australia aniztasun harrigarria gailurra iristen delako. Niri harrigarria da hori animalia hori txikietako grisa lore moths ditugun lotuta dago!
Jim Hayden Australian Oecophorid baten etxebizitza batera gertuen zegoen – horrek hurrengo astean dut argazkiz.
Oraindik gehiago ikasteko interesa bada familia honi buruz joan begiratu Australia Moths Xyloryctine blog!
Aste honetan noa sits egiteko erronka bat sartu. Who me esan dezake zer familiari hau da,? Generoko / espezie buruzko edozein takers? Nire aholkua da bakarrik hori tamainako pretty hefty sits batean neurtzeko 53mm baino gehiago da eta hori California Academy bilduma da.
Arctiidae?
Nope – although superficially similar to an Arctiinae, it’s not a “macro-lep”. (halaber, Arctiidae now = Arctiinae (Erebidae))
I searched all through Erebidae and didn’t find anything. Dumb me didn’t even consider non-Nearctic!
Australian oecophorid?
Nope, although closer!
Updated with the answer!
This is an interesting moth which is currently included in the genus Philarista as Philarista sp. 1, although it has yet to be properly investigated. Barcoding results suggest that although it superficially resembles Philarista porphyrinella, it is more likely to be a member of the genus Cryptophasa. Like so many Australian moths it has yet to be described or even undergo genital dissection.
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