Proteuxoa restituta

Black-bodied Noctuid at Conder, ACT

Proteuxoa restituta at Conder, ACT - 28 Mar 2018
Proteuxoa restituta at Conder, ACT - 28 Mar 2018
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Identification history

Proteuxoa restituta 10 Aug 2018 ibaird
Proteuxoa restituta 22 Jul 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Proteuxoa restituta 6 May 2018 donhe
Proteuxoa cinereicollis 1 May 2018 GlennCocking
Unidentified 1 May 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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Conder, ACT

5 comments

donhe wrote:
   6 May 2018
Ian's specimen is very pale compared to the photos of Proteuxoa cinereicollis specimens in BOLD and ALA.
Are there some specimens in ANIC this pale?
ibaird wrote:
   6 May 2018
Michael's specimen, not mine! There is a similalrly light one posted on the ALA (Ken Harris).
donhe wrote:
   6 May 2018
Oops: sorry Michael.
GlennCocking wrote:
   6 May 2018
Relative lightness or darkness is very difficult to judge when comparing just single photos of two specimens. There are however several species with similar light collars and forewing patterns, so there is some doubt. I think the most likely alternative is P. restituta. Both have been recorded often on Black mountain. The latter has a white hindwing which makes it easy to distinguish from cinereicollis, but photos of a naturally resting moth don't show it.
donhe wrote:
   7 May 2018
Yes Glenn: I think Proteuxoa restituta is a good match, and it has been found in ACT
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=69835

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