Palaeosia undescribed species

Ainslie, ACT

Palaeosia undescribed species at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Dec 2019 10:34 PM
Palaeosia undescribed species at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Dec 2019 10:34 PM
Palaeosia undescribed species at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Dec 2019 10:34 PM
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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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  • 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
  • Machine learning

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