Austroargiolestes sp. (genus)

Flatwing at Paddys River, ACT

Austroargiolestes sp. (genus) at Paddys River, ACT - 11 Feb 2021 07:57 PM
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Austroargiolestes sp. (genus) 4 Apr 2021 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 31 Mar 2021 MichaelBedingfield

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Fishing Gap Road, Tidbinbilla N.R.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   4 Apr 2021
Hi Michael - while this looks superficially like a female Common Flatwing, which it may well be, I can't rule out the possibility of a Powdered Flatwing, particularly in this mountain creek location where both species occur roughly equally. The side thoracic markings, which are the most reliable distinguishing feature, are semi-obscured by the wings. If anything, the lack of any 'caramel' colouration to the pale sub-terminal bands on the abdomen suggest to me that Common Flatwing is more likely.

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