答案: 這是不容易的 – 但這個龐大而美麗的蛾是從澳大利亞和家庭Xyloryctidae (Philarista 屬。). 我們有一些這組在這裡的美國和特德·麥克雷代表 在對甲蟲在布什 有他們幾個偉大的照片. 不知怎的，我認為我們得到了棍子的短端，因為這個家庭達到其在澳大利亞驚人的多樣性高峰. 令人驚訝的是，我認為這種動物是關係到微小的灰花蛾我們!
吉姆·海登是最親密的與澳大利亞Oecophorid的猜測 – 我所拍攝下週.
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這個星期我要做出飛蛾成挑戰. 誰可以告訴我是什麼 家庭 這是? 對屬/種任何考生? 我唯一的線索是，這是一個相當沉重的大小蛾超過53毫米測量，它是由美國加州科學院館藏.
燈蛾科?
Nope – although superficially similar to an Arctiinae, it’s not a “macro-lep”. (還, Arctiidae now = Arctiinae (蚯蚓科))
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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