Paliga (genus)

A Crambid moth (Pyraustinae) at suppressed

Paliga (genus) at suppressed - 9 Mar 2024
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Paliga (genus) 13 Aug 2024 donhe
Paliga (genus) 13 Aug 2024 ibaird
Paliga 31 Jul 2024 donhe
Unidentified 30 Jul 2024 PJH123

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   31 Jul 2024
Paliga aureolalis ?
ibaird wrote:
   31 Jul 2024
Possibly, but BOLD recognises several similar Australian species in this genus.
ibaird wrote:
   13 Aug 2024
iNaturalist apparently recognises Paliga aureolalis as a synonym of Paratalanta aureolalis which iNaturalist shows only as having a North Queensland distribution. Other similar looking species have the generic name Paliga which iNaturalist also calls Ecpyrrhorrhoe ie. 'Ecpyrrhorrhoe(Paliga)'. Another looking similar species seems to be Ecpyrrhorrhoe celatalis which is shown to have an occurrence (iNaturalist) in SE Queensland which would correspond with this observation, see https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1438766-Ecpyrrhorrhoe-celatalis. However the ALA also shows Paliga celatalis occuring in Taiwan not Australia. See also Paliga rubicundalis (ALA) again occurring in SE Quenslands
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b34d7031-d136-4f35-a1d4-0cfe9b10950f
The AFD recognises Paliga (genus) but not Ecpyrrhorrhoe (genus). Its a confusing picture, but 'Paliga (genus)' or Paliga rubicundalis may be the best option for now.
PJH123 wrote:
   13 Aug 2024
While I am not what species my specimen is, Paliga rubicundalis is now a synonym of Ecpyrrhorrhoe rufipicta (Butler, 1881) based on; Xiang, L., K. Chen, X. Chen, Y. Duan & D. Zhang 2022: A revision of the genus Ecpyrrhorrhoe Hübner, 1825 from China based on morphology and molecular data, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae). – ZooKeys 1090: 1–44.
While not in the Australian Faunal Directory it is accepted as such by the globiz.pyraloidea.org site

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