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Post by farfett on Nov 25, 2012 5:22:21 GMT -8
Would somebody help me identify this moth. Collected in March 2011 from French Guiana [Guyane]. Many thanks Attachments:
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Post by thanos on Nov 28, 2012 2:00:56 GMT -8
Noctuid..For genus/species it needs searching  . |
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Post by farfett on Nov 28, 2012 3:14:49 GMT -8
Hello Thanks. To me it does not have the looks of a noctuidae. Paul
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Post by leptraps on Nov 29, 2012 4:36:40 GMT -8
The Genus is Phuphena. I originally thought is was Phuphena cilix, but it is not. I have sent the photograph to an associate in Canada, I am awaiting his reply.
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Post by thanos on Nov 29, 2012 5:19:40 GMT -8
It's definitely different than Phuphena cilix, and I don't think that it belongs to the genus Phuphena at all. However, I find that it's definitely a Noctuid (palpi, antennae..), as I firstly suggested above.
I made a search, so far without success. I found/examined photographed specimens of Noctuid species from French Guyana from a couple of genera that look quite similar to the above moth, but they were still different than this, and am not sure even for the genus yet, so I will not suggest one at the moment. I will do a better search when I have the time.
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Post by farfett on Nov 29, 2012 6:52:27 GMT -8
Hello friends. Thanks for your suggestions. It is definitely not Phuphena cilex, a species which I already have in my collection from FG. And it is definitely not a Phuphena species either or a noctuid!
Paul.
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Post by thanos on Nov 30, 2012 5:46:03 GMT -8
I found it ! Finally it's Pyralidae (especially those palpi were confusing as are similar in some Noctuids). Genus is for sure Salobrena. Your specimen seems identical to Salobrena toxocrossa from Ecuador, but I don't know if it occurs in French Guyana, too. Probably yes.  Thanos |
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