Pollanisus calliceros

1 A Forester moth (Procidinae) at Kosciuszko National Park

Pollanisus calliceros at Kosciuszko National Park - 7 Feb 2021 10:47 PM
Pollanisus calliceros at Kosciuszko National Park - 7 Feb 2021 10:47 PM
Pollanisus calliceros at Kosciuszko National Park - 7 Feb 2021 10:47 PM
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Identification history

Pollanisus calliceros 27 Jan 2024 ibaird
Pollanisus calliceros 27 Jan 2024 Kallies
Pollanisus calliceros 27 Jan 2024 ibaird
Pollanisus (genus) 19 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Unverified 17 Feb 2021 alexwatt

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Hard to capture just how irridescent blue this insect was

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Kallies wrote:
   27 Jan 2024
Pollanisus calliceros
ibaird wrote:
   27 Jan 2024
Yes, photos elsewhere online do this moths green iridescence justice, but sometimes you need to be lucky with the camera to capture it. The proniment antennae also a feature
Thanks againn to Alex Kallies for the ID suggestion A new species for Canberra and Southern Tablelands region when confirmed.

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