moth - Xenotemna pallorana

Moved

… A. Hendrickson, 9 August, 2015 - 1:24pm

Antennae difference

The antennae of Clepsis clemensiana look very thin and point upwards whereas the antennae of Xenotemna pallorana look thicker and tend to curve downwards. I posted an additional photo hoping that will help with the ID.

… Ilona L., 9 August, 2015 - 12:13pm

Not Sure

I deleted my edit below mentioning the costal fold because it was erroneous.

I'm not sure about the antennae difference. It does appear to be comparatively thick. Where did you get that info? It should be added to the Info pages.

The rounded apex does seem to point to Xenotemna pallorana. I checked a bunch of entries with comments by Dr. Dombroskie and it seems that females need to be dissected to be sure and I don't know if this is s female. That said, I do think it's reasonable to leave it in Xenotemna pallorana as a tentative ID.

… Steve Nanz, 9 August, 2015 - 1:30pm

antennae

I didn't read about the difference in antennae anywhere else. I just looked at the photos of the two species of moths and noticed that difference between the two species. Just thought I'd mention it.

… Ilona L., 9 August, 2015 - 4:39pm

Ilona, all this was very unnecessary. I am sorry. Unless my mind fails me again, I thought you had not moved this one to species, so I did not think you agreed with me and moved it to Tortricid. It doesn't look from the moves like I had any excuse for the error.

… A. Hendrickson, 9 August, 2015 - 1:23pm

No problem

No problem. It gave me an opportunity to notice some other differences between the moths.

… Ilona L., 9 August, 2015 - 4:40pm

Moved

Moved from Xenotemna pallorana.

… A. Hendrickson, 8 August, 2015 - 10:12pm

Why the move?

What else looks like this?

… Steve Nanz, 9 August, 2015 - 5:15am