Psaroxantha undescribed species

A concealer moth (Wingia group) at Melba, ACT

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Psaroxantha undescribed species donhe 22 Feb 2021
Psaroxantha undescribed species ibaird 22 Feb 2021
Psaroxantha calligenes ibaird 28 Jan 2021
Psaroxantha calligenes GlennCocking 28 Jan 2021
Oecophoridae (family) ibaird 2 Jan 2021
Oecophoridae (family) kasiaaus 2 Jan 2021

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5 comments

   22 Feb 2021
If 4364506 is now regrouped as ''Psaroxantha undescribed species', I suggest this sighting is also a candidate for re-grouping too.
   22 Feb 2021
This speckly specimen looks very similar to one of Hobern's Psaroxantha calligenes at
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7f070082-2be7-48e8-b8f4-e9d54c49e30e#gallery
   22 Feb 2021
I'm not sure what criteria were used to recognise P, undescribed species, but I think this looks different to the other speciimens identified as P. calligenes on CNM.
   23 Feb 2021
I did my best to differentiate them by "Psaroxantha calligenes and Psaroxantha undescribed species have slightly different structures to their forewing dark lines" in the CNM species description, but am still struggling for consistency. We could ignore the variation and put them all together.
   23 Feb 2021
Keep them distinct I reckon.

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  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 16 Dec 2020 11:28 PM Recorded on
  • kasiaaus Recorded by
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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