Snellenia lineata

3 Lycid-mimicking Moth at Coree, ACT

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Identification history

Snellenia lineata	2 Mar 2020	donhe
Snellenia lineata	1 Mar 2020	ibaird
Unidentified	29 Feb 2020	Christine

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6 comments

KimPullen wrote:

2 Mar 2020

This is a moth in the genus Snellenia, probably S. lineata. It is a presumed mimic of beetles of the genus Porrostoma.

Christine wrote:

2 Mar 2020

Wow! Thanks Kim. Last week i had a bug which looked like a moth, and this week a moth which looks like a bug ;) I will change the suggestion to moth.

Christine wrote:

2 Mar 2020

Looks like I can't suggest the change.

Christine wrote:

2 Mar 2020

Hi wonderful moth experts, I have suggested this moth species as the system wont allow me just to suggest a concealer moth, and I could not find S. lineata which Kim suggests it might be.

ibaird wrote:

2 Mar 2020

Great find Christine. I've been wondering how long it would be before one of these turns up. The beetles it mimics can erupt in large numbers if I recall correctly.

Christine wrote:

2 Mar 2020

Thanks Ian, I thought it looked like a beetle which i have seen quite often, but it did look smaller which is why I stopped to photograph it.

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