Microdes squamulata

Dark-grey Carpet at Ainslie, ACT

Microdes squamulata at Ainslie, ACT - 14 Aug 2020
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Identification history

Microdes squamulata 22 Aug 2020 donhe
Microdes squamulata 21 Aug 2020 GlennCocking
Microdes villosata 15 Aug 2020 jb2602

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   15 Aug 2020
Why do you think this is M. villosata rather than M. squamulata?
jb2602 wrote:
   15 Aug 2020
See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4324549
jb2602 wrote:
   15 Aug 2020
When you put images of M. villosata and M. squamulata next to this image I feel that, in particular, the shoulder area seems to resemble M. villosata more.
donhe wrote:
   15 Aug 2020
I think M. squamulata has a wavy forewing postmedial band, like this has, and M. villosata has a straighter band.
GlennCocking wrote:
   21 Aug 2020
The broken brown band is present variably in M. squamulata but not M. villosata

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