Unplaced microcyma

Finely-marked Carpet at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Unplaced microcyma	10 Jan 2021	GlennCocking
Unplaced microcyma	28 Oct 2020	ibaird
Chrysolarentia microcyma	28 Oct 2020	jb2602

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ibaird wrote:

28 Oct 2020

While both Moths of Victoria, part 3 and Lepidptera Butterfly House name this species as Chrysolarentisa microcyma, i have followed the current practice of the ALA and the Australian Faunal Direcory and identified it as 'Unplaced microcyma"

GlennCocking wrote:

21 Dec 2020

Ian, where is this located on AFD? I can't find the species name anywhere there. It's in the Checklist under Chrysolarentia.

ibaird wrote:

21 Dec 2020

If I type in 'Unplaced microcyma' into the AFD search box online the resu.lt is this:-
' Species Unplaced microcyma (Guest, 1887)
Cephalissa microcyma Guest, E. 1887. A classified list of Geometrina found around Balhannah, with notes on species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 126-141 [128].
Type data: Syntype(s) [Australia]: South Australia, Balhannah.
Hydriomena microcyma Meyrick, E. 1891. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5[1890](4): 791-879 [840].
Type data: Syntype(s) BMNH 4, ♂, ♀, Australia: Tasmania, Campbelltown; Georges Bay; South Australia, Mt Lofty.
Species Unplaced microcyma (Guest, 1887)
Cephalissa microcyma Guest, E. 1887. A classified list of Geometrina found around Balhannah, with notes on species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 126-141 [128].
Type data: Syntype(s) [Australia]: South Australia, Balhannah.
Hydriomena microcyma Meyrick, E. 1891. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5[1890](4): 791-879 [840].
Type data: Syntype(s) BMNH 4, ♂, ♀, Australia: Tasmania, Campbelltown; Georges Bay; South Australia, Mt Lofty.'
No mention that this name has synonym status. If I type in 'Chrysolarentia microcyma' the response is: 'No names found matching Chrysolarentia microcyma'

GlennCocking wrote:

21 Dec 2020

Ta, I made the old mistake of searching on the species name only without % marks. I've found no explanation by googling

donhe wrote:

10 Jan 2021

I thought it was Unplaced microcyma ?

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