Taxeotis reserata

A Geometer moth at Coree, ACT

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Identification history

Taxeotis reserata	14 Oct 2020	donhe
Taxeotis reserata	13 Oct 2020	ibaird
Taxeotis (genus)	13 Oct 2020	JohnBundock

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

13 Oct 2020

Yes, and the rounded forewing tips suggest Taxeotis xanthogramma

ibaird wrote:

13 Oct 2020

Yes, rounded wing tips, however I am suggesting T. reserata instead of T. xanthogramma. On their supporting disc to part 4, Moths of Victoria state that the distributions of T. xanthogramma and T. reserata do not appear to overlap. T. xanthogramma has a dry western Victorian and SA distribition (i.e mallee country) which is borne out by the mapped distribution of this species on iNaturalist, the ALA and Bold Systems; whereas T. reserata has a distribution including SA, Victoria, NSW and the ACT. Also MoV clearly shows T. reserata has a dark uniform hindwing, whereas T. xanthogramma is much lighter in colour. There are over 60 images of T. reserata consistently showing this darker hindwing feature on the ALA, but appearing there on the Taxeotis sp. (genus) webpage identified as the T. reserata species individually (i,e not on a webpage for T, reserata only). This is no doubt because T. reserata is regarded as synonym of T. subvelaria (even though that species tends to have pointed forewing tips and different forewing markings). See AFD entries: https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Taxeotis_subvelaria https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/search/names?search=true&keyword=Panagra+reserata

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