Welcome to the blog. As John says, Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) for the top one. The other is actually a Coleophora, one of half-a-dozen from the family which have that shiny coppery look to their wings. Unfortunately most Coleophora species need dissection to get to species.
Hi Peter, mayrella should have antennae ringed black and white. The antennae on this one are black with a whitish tip, so one of a possible few and probably not identifiable from the photo.
Hi Nic, the top photos show a battered male Bee Moth.
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ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blog. As John says, Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) for the top one. The other is actually a Coleophora, one of half-a-dozen from the family which have that shiny coppery look to their wings. Unfortunately most Coleophora species need dissection to get to species.
Thank you John and Dave,
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Nic.
Sometimes you can do Coleophorids especially this group. I think I can see a long thickening of the basal end of the antennae which makes it mayrella
ReplyDeleteHi Peter, mayrella should have antennae ringed black and white. The antennae on this one are black with a whitish tip, so one of a possible few and probably not identifiable from the photo.
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