Psaroxantha undescribed species

1 A concealer moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Psaroxantha undescribed species	14 Jul 2019	donhe
Psaroxantha undescribed species	14 Jul 2019	GlennCocking
Psaroxantha calligenes	13 Jul 2019	GlennCocking
Psaroxantha basilica	6 May 2019	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night.

3 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

14 Jul 2019

I'm not certain of the identification, but the photo is consistent with Psaroxantha calligenes, a more common and local species compared with P. basilica.

ibaird wrote:

14 Jul 2019

I think I favoured P, basilica over P. calligenes because of the absence of a second brown stripe immediately behind the head and the presence of two brown tick marks present on at least one image of P. basilica on the ALA bordering the brown marking at the wing tip (see Tamara Leitch's image there).

GlennCocking wrote:

15 Jul 2019

Thanks. Looking again, the ACT specimens that I referred to aren't P. calligenes, rather an undescribed group. They have the characteristics that you refer to for P. basilica, for which all ANIC specimens are N NSW and S Qld.

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