Thoracolopha verecunda at Ainslie, ACT

A Noctuid moth (group) at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Thoracolopha verecunda	16 Mar 2020	ibaird
Thoracolopha verecunda	16 Mar 2020	donhe
Unidentified	16 Mar 2020	jbromilow50

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4 comments

jbromilow50 wrote:

16 Mar 2020

iNaturalist comes up with Spodoptera mauritia but I don't know.

ibaird wrote:

16 Mar 2020

Yes, agreed.P. verecunda most likely, not P./T. flexirana based particularly on the third image.

GlennCocking wrote:

1 May 2020

Proteuxoa are difficult, and especially so with P. flexirina and similar P. verecundah and similar. These species have been moved to Genus Thoracolopha which isn't on AFD yet. I think we have quite a mix of species under these two names and Proteuxoa sp that need review. There is a case for using Thoracolopha to help separate them, even though it's not on AFD.

ibaird wrote:

1 May 2020

I agree,, we need to sort these species out, being mindful of AFD (i.e is it being properly maintained?) and naming policy on the other web-based platforms.

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