Pterolocera (genus)

1 Antheliid moth at Jindabyne, NSW

Pterolocera (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 13 Mar 2022
Pterolocera (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 13 Mar 2022
Pterolocera (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 13 Mar 2022
Pterolocera (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 13 Mar 2022
Pterolocera (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 13 Mar 2022
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Pterolocera (genus) 27 Sep 2022 ibaird
Pterolocera (genus) 27 Sep 2022 donhe
Pterolocera rubescens 27 Sep 2022 Amata
Pterolocera leucocera 27 Sep 2022 Amata

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Always above the door on the furthest apartment.

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donhe wrote:
   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.
donhe wrote:
   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.

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