Periscepta polysticta

Spotted Day Moth at Belconnen, ACT

Periscepta polysticta at Belconnen, ACT - 16 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Periscepta polysticta 22 Dec 2018 ibaird
Periscepta polysticta 22 Dec 2018 donhe
Agaristodes feisthamelii 21 Dec 2018 AlisonMilton

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donhe wrote:
   22 Dec 2018
Agaristodes feisthamelii has a big white patch on the top and under side of each hindwing, which this specimen does not have.

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