More moths! And more to come. (Part 2)

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Post 14. No. 2.
Tentative ID. Grapholita species.

Bear in mind with a strictly topdown shot the lower part of the FW (ie the costal 1/3 & apex) is not visible.
Below is a pic. of Grapholita funebrana the Plum Fruit Moth.
The similar features are.
1. The large eyes & short thick antennae.
2. The white-banded legs.
3. The rugose (wrinkly) ground pattern.
4. The white scale-like markings in the middle of the FW.
5. The distal part is whitish. The defining white band is poorly marked out however.
http://www.hmbg.org/uploads/images/1...uit-Moth)4.jpg
A similar spp. the Oriental Fruit Moth G. molesta. showing rugose ground & white scale-like markings.
http://ukmoths.org.uk/images/1248G_molestaAM.jpg

Both G. funebrana & molesta are Palaeartic in distribution.

There are more than 30 spp. of Grapholita species.

TL Seow