Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Forester moth genus?

Posted by nick upton on 19-09-2011 23:16
#1
Can anyone say whether this Forester moth is an Adscita sp. or a Jordanita sp.? They seem very similar and there are many similar species within these genera, so i'm not expecting a species ID!

29.5.11 c14mm Isle of Lesbos, Greece (just off Turkish mainland).
Edited by nick upton on 19-09-2011 23:17

Posted by nick upton on 19-09-2011 23:26
#2
Head on view feeding

Posted by Tony Irwin on 20-09-2011 21:45
#3
I'd suggest Adscita - I believe Jordanita males have more tapered antennae.

Posted by nick upton on 20-09-2011 21:51
#4
Many thanks Tony - I had no idea which characters to look for..