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Posted by Maherjos on 18-03-2020 17:39

Photograph taken on March 18, 2020, trap of light for moths placed in house of the urban center of Motril, Granada, Spain
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Thanks for help!

Edited by Maherjos on 26-03-2020 13:39

Posted by Maherjos on 18-03-2020 20:12

John Carr wrote:
Nephrotoma

Very grateful for your help and collaboration. :)
José Marín

Posted by Maherjos on 19-03-2020 21:11

I add three photographs of details of the insect to try to help the identification of its species

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Edited by Maherjos on 19-03-2020 21:16

Posted by rafael_carbonell on 20-03-2020 00:17

I'm a beginner but I think it doesn't fit with any known spanish species, so we will contact Pjotr Oosterbroeck. The less bad option in my opinion is N. quadrifaria (brown scapus, horseshoe spot on anepimeron, occipital spot similar)

Edited by rafael_carbonell on 20-03-2020 00:17

Posted by clovis on 22-03-2020 21:31

Beautifull species! And great pictures!
Nothing i know, but not N quadrifaria for sure!
An hypothesis could be Nephrotoma croceiventris croceiventris.
I asked Pjotr, he surely can help.

Posted by Maherjos on 23-03-2020 22:40

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rafael_carbonell wrote:
I'm a beginner but I think it doesn't fit with any known spanish species, so we will contact Pjotr Oosterbroeck. The less bad option in my opinion is N. quadrifaria (brown scapus, horseshoe spot on anepimeron, occipital spot similar)

Very grateful for your help in identifying this insect.
I will try to consult with the specialist Pjotr Oosterbroeck, to try to get to know his species.
Best regards from southern Spain ;)

Posted by Maherjos on 23-03-2020 23:04

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clovis wrote:
Beautifull species! And great pictures!
Nothing i know, but not N quadrifaria for sure!
An hypothesis could be Nephrotoma croceiventris croceiventris.
I asked Pjotr, he surely can help.

I appreciate your interest and help in identifying this insect, as well as your good opinion on my photos.

Have you already contacted Pjotr Oosterbroeck?

For my part, if he needs it, he would have no problem mailing the insect to Pjotr, so that he can study it better.

Kind regards from southern Spain.
José Marín

Posted by clovis on 25-03-2020 18:31

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Hi,
Pjotr answered: it is N scalaris, not a rare specie acutally, not common in north Europe, but not rare in south. :)

Edited by clovis on 25-03-2020 18:31

Posted by Maherjos on 26-03-2020 13:38

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clovis wrote:
Hi,
Pjotr answered: it is N scalaris, not a rare specie acutally, not common in north Europe, but not rare in south. :)

Thank you very much for your help and my thanks to Pjotr, for his identification.
Kind regards from southern Spain. |t