Palaeosia undescribed species

Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Palaeosia undescribed species	25 Mar 2022	donhe
Palaeosia undescribed species	25 Mar 2022	ibaird
Palaeosia bicosta	11 Dec 2019	jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:

13 Dec 2019

Based on https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fc722f04-98be-473a-aab2-b82eef119717

ibaird wrote:

25 Mar 2022

I now think this is Paleaosia (genus) rather than P. bicosta, see page 224 of Moths in the ACT (2022). See also the notes on distingishing Palaeosia (genus) species from P. bicosta reproduced from Moths of Victoria which have been reprodiced in Comments section for CNM Sighting No. 4429316.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152011 -35.259206
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Dec 2019 10:34 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Palaeosia undescribed species

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Palaeosia undescribed species Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 907.8m Recorded at altitude

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