Platybrachys vidua

1 Eye-patterned Gum Hopper at Paddys River, ACT

Platybrachys vidua at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Nov 2018
Platybrachys vidua at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Nov 2018
Platybrachys vidua at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Nov 2018
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Platybrachys vidua 3 Apr 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Platybrachys sp. (genus) 2 Dec 2018 RogerF
Unidentified 2 Dec 2018 SWishart

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It jumped over a metre at a time across the fire trail in quite a high arc

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   15 Dec 2018
Never seen one like this -- it has traits of Platybrachys vidua and decemmacula. I suspect it is another "missing" species...maybe compare specimens at CSIRO or another collection.
SWishart wrote:
   16 Dec 2018
I just posted a similar sighting from today on Devil's Gap firetrail, Tidbinbilla.

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