Pterolocera (genus)
1 Antheliid moth at Jindabyne, NSW
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| Pterolocera (genus) | ibaird | 27 Sep 2022 | |
| Pterolocera (genus) | donhe | 27 Sep 2022 | |
| Pterolocera rubescens | Amata | 27 Sep 2022 | |
| Pterolocera leucocera | Amata | 27 Sep 2022 |
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Always above the door on the furthest apartment.
2 comments
27 Sep 2022
I agree the antennae suggest a Pterocrra species, several of which have rusty brown wings and found in SE Australia, but 'leucocera' means 'pale horns', probably referring to the white stems of the antennae of that species. To me the antennae of this specimen seem to have black stems.
27 Sep 2022
I agree: the reddish hairs on the thorax distinguish P. rubescens from the similar P. elizabetha and P. insignis, but I am not sure about distinguishing it from P. ferruginea and
P. ferrugineofusca.
P. ferrugineofusca.
Location information
- Places Jindabyne, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Amata Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- Amata Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterolocera (genus) Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pterolocera (genus) Scientific name
- Antheliid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1350.4m Recorded at altitude
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