Proteuxoa hypochalchis
Black-bar Noctuid at Ainslie, ACT
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| Proteuxoa hypochalchis | donhe | 5 Apr 2019 | |
| Proteuxoa hypochalchis | ibaird | 4 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | jb2602 | 4 Apr 2019 |
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User's notes
Possibly: Agrotis porphyrycollis; Helicoverpa punctigera; Proteuxoa tibiata.
1 comment
5 Apr 2019
I am suggesting P, hypochalchis for two reasons:
1. The main forewing tick mark does not match the pattern which is typical of P. capualaris which does not wary much in the specimens I can see on the ALA. Whereas the tick mark does vary a lot in P. hypochalchis and I think the tick mark in this specimens falls within the wide range of that variation with some examples on the ALA being close to this specimen. 2. The shape of the wavy line near the tip of the forewing has a sharp kink in it near the apex which closely matches the shape typical of specimens of P. hypochalchis on the ALA , but is different in shape (i.e not sharply kinked) to that shape characteristic of P. capularis.
1. The main forewing tick mark does not match the pattern which is typical of P. capualaris which does not wary much in the specimens I can see on the ALA. Whereas the tick mark does vary a lot in P. hypochalchis and I think the tick mark in this specimens falls within the wide range of that variation with some examples on the ALA being close to this specimen. 2. The shape of the wavy line near the tip of the forewing has a sharp kink in it near the apex which closely matches the shape typical of specimens of P. hypochalchis on the ALA , but is different in shape (i.e not sharply kinked) to that shape characteristic of P. capularis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155689-35.259543
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Apr 2019 09:53 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- Exocarpos Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Proteuxoa hypochalchis Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Proteuxoa hypochalchis Scientific name
- Black-bar Noctuid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 906m Recorded at altitude
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