Griseargiolestes eboracus

Grey-chested Flatwing at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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Identification history

Griseargiolestes eboracus	11 Feb 2017	HarveyPerkins
Griseargiolestes eboracus	11 Feb 2017	HarveyPerkins
Unverified	6 Jan 2017	JohnBundock

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

11 Feb 2017

Hi John - sorry this took so long to ID - they can be very difficult to separate from Powdered Flatwing if any of the diagnostic features are not clear or visible. Key details are the width of the humeral stripe and the shape and connectedness of the triangle/trapezoid on the side of the thorax; the shape and colour of the male's inferior anal appendages, and the number of cells in the discoidal field between the discoidal cell itself and the position of the sub-nodus. None of these are particularly clear in this image, but in aggregate they seem to fit, and so I have gone largely on the face colour and pattern which is entirely grey.

JohnBundock wrote:

12 Feb 2017

When I moved to get a shot from a different angle, it flew away.

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Location information

Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Sighting information

6 Abundance
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Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Griseargiolestes eboracus Scientific name
Grey-chested Flatwing Common name
Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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