Bobilla aff. victoriae
Whitlam, ACT
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| Bobilla aff. victoriae | trevorpreston | 12 Feb 2024 | |
| Bobilla sp. (genus) | trevorpreston | 12 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 10 Feb 2024 |
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3 comments
12 Feb 2024
Hi @Youning
I'm not sure what the aff. means. Apologies for not understanding this.
Is Bobilla aff. victoriae exactly what I should be classifying these as? If so, should I change B. victoriae in our system to B.aff. victoriae?
Or should it just be Bobilla victoriae?
I'm not sure what the aff. means. Apologies for not understanding this.
Is Bobilla aff. victoriae exactly what I should be classifying these as? If so, should I change B. victoriae in our system to B.aff. victoriae?
Or should it just be Bobilla victoriae?
12 Feb 2024
Bobilla aff. victoriae means that this species resembles Bobilla victoriae, but is thought more likely to be another species. Bobilla "victoriae" is the most common Bobilla species associated with the ACT grassland. I believe Otte misidentified those common ACT/NSW Bobilla as Bobilla "victoriae" in his 1983 monograph. I never identified genuine Bobilla victoriae around ACT so would suggest to change it from Bobilla victoriae to Bobilla aff. victoriae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036501-35.270834
- Altitude 578.0m
- Places Whitlam, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2024 01:02 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bobilla aff. victoriae Crickets (Orthoptera, several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Bobilla aff. victoriae Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1629.11m Recorded at altitude
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