Pollanisus calliceros
1 A Forester moth (Procidinae) at Kosciuszko National Park
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| Pollanisus calliceros | ibaird | 27 Jan 2024 | |
| Pollanisus calliceros | Kallies | 27 Jan 2024 | |
| Pollanisus calliceros | ibaird | 27 Jan 2024 | |
| Pollanisus (genus) | GlennCocking | 19 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | alexwatt | 17 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
Hard to capture just how irridescent blue this insect was
2 comments
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.
Thanks againn to Alex Kallies for the ID suggestion A new species for Canberra and Southern Tablelands region when confirmed.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.648999-35.630486
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Cooleman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2021 10:47 PM Recorded on
- alexwatt Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) alexwatt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pollanisus calliceros
Species information
- Pollanisus calliceros Scientific name
- A Forester moth (Procidinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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