Hypoperigea tonsa at Ainslie, ACT

A noctuid moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Hypoperigea tonsa	27 Sep 2019	GlennCocking
Hypoperigea tonsa	27 Sep 2019	donhe
Unidentified	16 Sep 2019	jbromilow50

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Author's notes

Doesn't look like Agrotis maybe Ectopatria sp.

6 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

26 Sep 2019

This is subfamily Acronictinae of the Noctuidae, in the vicinity of Epicyrtica

donhe wrote:

27 Sep 2019

I think the pale basal mark in the cell is too distorted to be Epicyrtica.
It looks to me more like a Neumictis species.

GlennCocking wrote:

27 Sep 2019

It's not Agroitis, Epicyrtica or Neumichtis. Based on the shape of the reniform mark, I don't think it's Ectopatria, but I haven't exhaustively checked. I believe it's Hypoperigea tonsa, but it would be worthwhile someone also rechecking Condica aroana and Unplaced (Xanthoptera) macrosema

jbromilow50 wrote:

28 Sep 2019

The 3 certainly have very similar costa markings, ALA pictures look very similar to Hypoperigea tonsa. What swayed you Don?

donhe wrote:

28 Sep 2019

The shape of the reniform mark.

jbromilow50 wrote:

28 Sep 2019

Thanks

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