Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Proteuxoa provisional species 3 | 5 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Proteuxoa (genus) | 15 Dec 2020 | donhe | ||
| Proteuxoa (genus) | 15 Dec 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 29 Nov 2020 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 29 Nov 2020 | kasiaaus |
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6 comments
ibaird
wrote:
29 Nov 2020
Moths of Victoria Part 9 classify P. nycteris as having the characteristics of a Proteuxoa spp. not as a Thoracolopha species. That is, (for example) it has a reniform mark with two widely separated lobes, not a single dark patch as in T. flexirena or T. verecunda. In fact they group moths with the P. nycteris characteristics as Proteuxoa sp,(5) group - a grouping of species for which they say precise relationships have yet to be worked out. They specifically say: on page 2/3 for the P.sp.(5) group, I quote: "Specimens resembling members of the P.sp.(5) group have been identified as P. nycteris in some websites and collections. However the marking do not appear to match the P, nycteris holotype photo in the ANIC (E.D. Edwards, M. Hewish)." On this evidence I would stick with P. nycteris for now.
GlennCocking
wrote:
15 Dec 2020
After discussion offline we agreed to park such specimens under Proteuxoa sp
ibaird
wrote:
15 Dec 2020
I understood that was for Thoracolopha nycteris, but we are not sure we can reliably identify T. nycteris. Have either of you seen the holotype?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.049798-35.209015
- Altitude 554.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2020 12:04 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Proteuxoa provisional species 3 Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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