Chrysocraspeda sp., Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Not a real mothing session yet, just some smartphone shots of moths found on the wall and door of our bungalow.

comments (5)

Christine Young

Lion

Maybe a species in the Chrysocraspeda genus?

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203968-Chrysocraspeda/browse_photos Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Brilliant! Some, like "Chrysocraspeda dysmothauma", come quite close. Posted one year ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Some species seem to either have a lot of variability or maybe are sexually dimorphic, making it even harder to ID them. Have you tried using the Leps app? It won't work for me, I think I need to reinstall it, but was thinking it might give you some good suggestions. Posted one year ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I use the leps app as the first go-to for any moth. It generally works well, but occasionally it doesn't, probably because of a lack of training data for the species in question. Posted one year ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, good to know...I thought there was a problem with it, but lack of data makes sense. Posted one year ago

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