Austroargiolestes calcaris

Powdered Flatwing at Tennent, ACT

Austroargiolestes calcaris at Tennent, ACT - 30 Nov 2017
Austroargiolestes calcaris at Tennent, ACT - 30 Nov 2017
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Austroargiolestes calcaris 7 Dec 2017 HarveyPerkins
Austroargiolestes calcaris 2 Dec 2017 KenT

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   7 Dec 2017
I vacillated a bit over this one, Ken, not that I doubt the ID, but just that a fresh female calcaris can be very similar to a female icteromelas, and ideally you need a good side-on view of the thoracic patterning. On balance, I think what you can discern from the first photo (of a female) points to calcaris; and I've no doubt about the male in the second photo being calcaris. To further complicate the situation, both A icteromelas and A calcaris, as well as Griseargiolestes intermedius (Alpine Flatwing), all occur at this precise location.

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  • Mixed Gender

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