Athetis tenuis

Plain Tenuis Moth at Melba, ACT

Athetis tenuis at Melba, ACT - 26 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Athetis tenuis 11 Mar 2024 ibaird
Athetis tenuis 9 Mar 2024 WendyEM
Proteuxoa provisional species 4 10 May 2021 donhe
Proteuxoa provisional species 4 10 May 2021 ibaird
Proteuxoa (genus) 9 May 2021 donhe
Unidentified 9 May 2021 Bron

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ibaird wrote:
   19 May 2021
A similar looking moth has been identified as Proteuxoa sarcomorpha on iNaturalist, see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=1090769.
MoV say P. metaneura and P. sarcomorpha are very similar showing set specimens only for each species. They say P. sarcomorpha has darker forewings with transverse markings which would seem to fit the P. provisiosal species 4 specimens here. However they ay the P. sarcomorpha hindwing is darker, not lighter, which does not apparently fit this specimen.

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