Journal archives for May 2017

May 2, 2017

ALA errors: Phalaenoides, Calliteara, and Aglaosoma

The 2-29-2016 listing of Phalaenoides glycinae is actually P. tristifica.
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/bb764db3-c92e-4755-9810-c2905f3a4ddf

ALA notified 30 April.

The 1-19-2017 entry for P. glycinae is actually Cruria donowani
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/cab57007-a176-412c-9f2a-79e83fec1424

ALA notified 30 April

The 1-07-2012 entry for P. glycinae is actually P. tristifica
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/18cb92a1-45c3-4696-b8e5-c443278ea986

yet to notify.

Transcription error involving Aglaosoma periblepta.

http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/8beaa0da-85a6-4aee-a5cc-326f50273e5a

The N.S.W. entries under A. periblepta are but one record (the same specimen is depicted for both entries). And the specimen label reads A. variegata, the identification of which appears correct. All other records of A. periblepta are restricted to Tasmania, so this reference to New South Wales stands as a significant outlier, and apparently erroneous.

ALA notified 2 May 2017, notified again 18 July 2017

The Calliteara farenoides from Belligen, N.S.W. 5-16-2016 is actually C. pura (note crossline pattern).

Posted on May 2, 2017 08:10 PM by vicfazio3 vicfazio3 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

My ALA errors - Amata, Parepisparis, Eublemma, Trichiocerecus, 1985 gull

a recent auto submission by iNaturalist curators of my material took place before I corrected several mis-identifications.

Of Amata, three entries are actually examples of Asura cervicalis (now correct in iNaturalist).

All are for Tinonee, N.S.W. The dates are
3 Nov 2016
19 Nov 2016
26 Nov 2016

Parepisparis brevidactyla .. is actually P. multicolora
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/6ecc0f4f-573f-4ff5-b6a9-97fa7e9ec21b

The entries for Thallarcha locharga should be T. staurocola.

This "Eublemma conchyloides"
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/ca9d7bab-8c78-4e1f-b132-ad7072cffd7b

is Eublemma anachoresis ... corrected here
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5067462

ALL Trichiocercus elevate to genus only.

1985 "Pacific Gull" remove.

Posted on May 2, 2017 08:19 PM by vicfazio3 vicfazio3 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

May 19, 2017

ALA errors: Eublemma, Heliocosma, Nyctemera, Bracca, Porela

The four entries for Eublemma parva all depict Archaea janata.

The entries derive from a Flickr ID that is corrected to A. janata on the same page
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48991563@N06/7084360053/

E. parva is not found in Australia.

This entry for Heliocosma argyroleuca
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/df2c7a71-8fd0-4a8a-b055-1a9065d3743e

is actually H. incongruana and is correctly listed in iNaturalist
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2980906

and subsequently ALA
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/77083b00-9a90-4c0f-87a7-71d7822d82ed

Several entries under Nyctemera baulus
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/070c773e-6567-4565-b8f9-f7225cd1656a
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/4db17d64-0978-4771-ab45-d5ea4ea16d13

are actually Nyctemera amicus.

The following "Bracca rotundata"
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/7cea8f25-8d9f-4643-bf4b-43c275b85a22
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/17f585f9-c4c9-432d-86f9-441141ca6638
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/d675c7fc-c394-4534-bce1-5a4f40ccd518
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/0c32b9dd-a595-4585-94c5-e4c2c3d7b25e

are actually Bracca matutinata
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=56008

this Bracca sp. is also identifiable as B. matutinata
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/d19a47a9-74f7-4228-a180-24d57efa5ec5

This "Porela" from 19 Aug 2015
http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/3cde7d08-3879-4e90-b4ec-aaeeac64535f

is Calitera pura ... compare
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9593dfe0-a4de-42fb-8823-05000c2041b8#gallery

Posted on May 19, 2017 07:25 PM by vicfazio3 vicfazio3 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

May 20, 2017

Coff's Harbor Butterfly House errors: Catoria, Eulechria

The "male" Catoria camelaria here
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/camelaria.html

is actually Cleora sabulata
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=cleora+sabulata&searchTax=

compare with
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=64209

note the starburst eyelets of the hindwing and rounded (rather than half moon) spotting
of the trailing edge of both hind and fore wings.

The "Eulechria melesella"
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/melesella.html

does not match that species in BOLD Systems.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Eulechria%20melesella%22[tax]

Posted on May 20, 2017 06:35 PM by vicfazio3 vicfazio3 | 1 comment | Leave a comment