Size of the specimen - about 12-15mm
Location - Sri Lanka
Can anyone identify the Species, Genus or Family?
Thanks in advance!
The long yellow antennae suggest that it belongs into the family Lecithoceridae. K.-T. Park ( [email protected]) is a leading specialist of this family.
You should ask Nuwan Chathuranga.
You can reach him here: http://www.inaturalist.org/users/8828
He has named many Sri Lankan moths for me.
Dear Peter,
I'm already working with him and reached out, but he couldn't identify it either. So I'm looking for anyone who might. Thanks!
Best,
Tharindu
Hi Tharindu,
If it is difficult to identify morphologically , could you do barcoding or molecular identification by sequencing mtDNA CO1 gene if that possible. Hope this help. Good luck.
Ali
Dear Tharindu,
Refer the guide Lepidoptera of Ceylon by Moore.
Dear Ali,
Thanks for the suggestion.Will surely think about that.
Dear Lasanthi,
Already done that, but no luck.
Best,
Tharindu
The long yellow antennae suggest that it belongs into the family Lecithoceridae. K.-T. Park ( [email protected]) is a leading specialist of this family.
Dr Ankita Gupta at the NBAIR, Bangalore, might be able to help. Or Roger Kendrick in Hong Kong.
Dear Ole and Peter,
Thank you very much for your help in this. Will try to reach out to them.
Best,
Tharindu
Dear Tharindu:
Your specimen belongs to the genus Tisis Walker, 1864 (Family Lecithoceridae). There is a similar species from Malaysia in this link http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/lecithoceridae,moth/Interesting
Contact Kyu‐Tek PARK, Center for Insect Systematics, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, for identification at species level. He is doing the revision of Tisis.
Regards,
Luis Miguel
Dear Luis,
Thank you very much for your help on this. I'll try to contact him for sure.
Best,
Tharindu
Dear Tharindu,
Agree with Tisis, (Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae, Lecithocerinae). Lots of species in the genus, with many described by K.T.Park. Until recently, K.T. was on the staff of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, but there is now no record of him on the books there (one can check via https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/index.php?cID=1891&bID=5802&arHandle=Main&ccm_token=1489658213:7a825851cc8f8633c81bc76ba0c18f5c&btask=passthru&method=form_submit). One of his papers from 2011 gives a gmail email address - keitpark22[at]gmail.com, which should still be valid.
Hope this helps,
Roger.
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