Limnaecia chionospila

Cosmopterigid at Sheldon, QLD

Limnaecia chionospila at Sheldon, QLD - suppressed
Limnaecia chionospila at Sheldon, QLD - suppressed
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Limnaecia chionospila 21 Jan 2024 ibaird
Limnaecia chionospila 21 Jan 2024 donhe
Unidentified 20 Jan 2024 PJH123

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Limnaecia sp

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PJH123 wrote:
   21 Jan 2024
This is one of those where I am not sure the Description matches the images
"Head ochreous whitish, back of crown blackish fuscous....Abdomen fuscous, towards base light yellow-ochreous......Forewings blackish-fuscous; a dark ashy-grey streak along dorsum; rather narrow ochreous-white slightly oblique fasciae at 1/4 and 1/2, pointed beneath, anterior edge convex, not crossing dorsal streak; an ochreous-white inwardly oblique spot on costa at 3/4, and a whitish terminal dot opposite; an ochreous white apical spot or dot: cilia fuscous, round apex mixed with dark fuscous, with a rather broad white apical bar."
donhe wrote:
   23 Jan 2024
Looks good to me except I do not see "a dark ashy-grey streak along dorsum". Maybe Meyrick's specimen was damaged slightly.
PJH123 wrote:
   23 Jan 2024
It probably is it, not sure how this fits "oblique spot on costa at 3/4, and a whitish terminal dot opposite; an ochreous white apical spot or dot: "

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