Paralaea ochrosoma at Ainslie, ACT

Fuscous Crest-moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Paralaea ochrosoma	26 May 2020	donhe
Paralaea ochrosoma	25 May 2020	jbromilow50
Paralaea ochrosoma	30 Apr 2020	jbromilow50

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8 comments

jbromilow50 wrote:

30 Apr 2020

Uniform grey, no striations, no chestnut colouration (that I can see), end margin serrated, discal spot. See MOV 5-28-7 and associated CD.

GlennCocking wrote:

30 Apr 2020

I agree, but the system isn't offering Add Species at the moment. I was looking at your 4256297 earlier and suspected P. ochrosoma but it wasn't obvious enough to suggest changing P. porphyrinaria. Both these species and some other similar ones have brown on the veins if looked at from the right angle, but they are most prominent in P. porphyrinaria that also has an overall purplish hue.

jbromilow50 wrote:

25 May 2020

Ennominae; Nacophorini; Paralaea ochrosoma (Fuscous Crest-moth)

jbromilow50 wrote:

25 May 2020

Is there any chance of getting Paralaea ochrosoma added to Insects / Moths / Geometer at the moment?

donhe wrote:

26 May 2020

How does this specimen differ from Paralaea atralba and Paralaea sarcodes? The big difference between Paralaea ochrosoma and the other Paralaea is the yellow abdomen, which cannot be checked in this photograph. I think the best we can do is say that it is Paralaea sp.

jbromilow50 wrote:

26 May 2020

Wing end margin projections less on P. sarcodes.

donhe wrote:

26 May 2020

Could you see the antennae: male or female?

jbromilow50 wrote:

26 May 2020

I have added an enlargement of the lateral view of the head which shows a filament antenna going underwing - hence female

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