Thoracolopha flexirena
Zoned Noctuid at Ainslie, ACT
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| Thoracolopha flexirena | donhe | 29 Nov 2020 | |
| Thoracolopha flexirena | ibaird | 28 Nov 2020 | |
| Thoracolopha verecunda | ibaird | 10 Nov 2020 | |
| Thoracolopha verecunda | jb2602 | 10 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
Seems to have a distinct white band.
3 comments
10 Nov 2020
Yes, also has the distinct shape of dark scale-patch which MoV Part 9 says is characteristic of 'flexirena';, although they say all moths with such dark scale patches are Thorocolopha rather than Proteuxoa genus.
28 Nov 2020
Given the moth moderator's joint decsion to re-classify P. flexirena sightings as T. flexirena to follow Hithhcock, Edwards amd Mitchell's 2018 revision of the Proteuxoa spp. I propose we re-classify this sighting at T. flexirena. It shows the very dark crescent reniform mark characteristic of the species as descibed in Moths of Victori Part 9 page 2/3 for the species and the pale grey narrow inner band within the strongly contrasting whitish broad inner band on the forewing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152048-35.259134
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2020 08:47 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thoracolopha flexirena Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Thoracolopha flexirena Scientific name
- Zoned Noctuid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 677.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Orthosia quadriplana Thoralocopha flexirena Apamea flexirena Proteuxoa flexirena
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