Loweria platydesma

Broken-banded Cape-moth at Paddys River, ACT

Loweria platydesma at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Mar 2021
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Identification history

Amelora mesocapna 1 Jun 2021 ibaird
Loweria platydesma 17 Mar 2021 ibaird
Unidentified 17 Mar 2021 kasiaaus

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:
   17 Mar 2021
I think this looks more like Loweria platydesma than Androchela milvana yet the latter has a more southern and eastern distribution than the former for which there appaer to be no records east of western NSW online incljding on Bold Systems 4 unless there is another similar species.
donhe wrote:
   17 Mar 2021
Androchela milvaria ? This photo looks quite like that of Cathy Powers at
https://images.ala.org.au/image/viewer?imageId=67771998-e03e-4d86-a851-2cf61ce5fb6e
ibaird wrote:
   17 Mar 2021
I think Cathy's image looks like other A. milvaria images I see online, but this moth seems to have a much more irregular boundary on the hindmost edge of the black forewing patch which seems to correspond more closely with L. platydesma. After allthe Australian Capital Territory is located on the western side of the Great Dividing Range and falls within the Murray Darling catchment!
ibaird wrote:
   1 Jun 2021
See Glenn's comment on sighting No. 4375824 .

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