Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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PJH123 wrote:

Yesterday

I think the brown southern and western ones are Poecilasthena xylocyma, while not all have barcodes those that do fall into the same bin as Poecilasthena xylocyma

Poecilasthena ischnophrica

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Male.

Syneora hemeropa

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Certainly matches the photo at
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Poecilasthena_ischnophrica_En
Apparently widespread, otherwise knwn from Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/ischnophrica.html

Poecilasthena ischnophrica

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

The AFD recognises the name Plectoneura argostola for the prior named species, a synonym: Iridobapta argostola Turner 1919 (Dr Cathy Byrne 21/2/2022).

Plectoneura argostola

WendyEM wrote:

3 May 2025

Eucyclodes fascinans
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=97032
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=486374

Eucyclodes fascinans