Oreixenica lathoniella

5 Silver Xenica at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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Oreixenica lathoniella SuziBond 21 Mar 2018
Unverified MatthewFrawley 14 Mar 2018

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SuziBond noted:

21 Mar 2018

This is a rare melanic (melanistic) specimen of a Silver Xenica.

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Have no idea what this is - an Oreixenica with strange markings going on? Could only get one underside photo that is out of focus.

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   22 Mar 2018
Thanks Suzi, the Silver Xenica is what I was seeing the most so that was my guess. Nice to have it confirmed.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 12 Mar 2018 04:43 PM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by
  • Poa sp. Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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