Hypoperigea tonsa

A noctuid moth at Ainslie, ACT

Hypoperigea tonsa at Ainslie, ACT - 15 Sep 2019
Hypoperigea tonsa at Ainslie, ACT - 15 Sep 2019
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Hypoperigea tonsa 27 Sep 2019 GlennCocking
Hypoperigea tonsa 27 Sep 2019 donhe
Unidentified 16 Sep 2019 jb2602

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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
jb2602 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.
jb2602 wrote:
   28 Sep 2019
Thanks

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