Paralaea ochrosoma at Ainslie, ACT

Paralaea ochrosoma

Fuscous Crest-moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

	Paralaea ochrosoma	26 May 2020	ibaird
	Paralaea ochrosoma	26 May 2020	jbromilow50

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3 comments

jbromilow50 wrote:

26 May 2020

Does "fuscous crest" imply a darker coloured crest than the other Paralaea sp?

ibaird wrote:

26 May 2020

I don't think so. Fuscous means grey or darker, I think and 'Crest-moth' is a literally a generic term for crested moths including Paralaea genus.

jbromilow50 wrote:

26 May 2020

White abdomen; Dark band along end of hindwing, rest white with speckles esp along costa; Female - filament antennae, no projections; End wing scalloping obvious, not as pronounced as P. porphyrinaria, more so than P. sarcodes; Uniform dark grey upper, veins same colour, no striations; Crest - uniform dark grey colour.

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