Griseargiolestes griseus

6 Grey Flatwing at QPRC LGA

Griseargiolestes griseus at QPRC LGA - 5 Mar 2024
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Griseargiolestes griseus 8 Mar 2024 KorinneM
Griseargiolestes griseus 6 Mar 2024 KorinneM
Griseargiolestes intermedius 6 Mar 2024 DPRees125

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KorinneM noted:

8 Mar 2024

First confirmed sighting on Canberra Nature Mapper and likely the first for the region.

4 comments

KorinneM wrote:
   6 Mar 2024
I think you've got Griseargiolestes griseus. Main giveaway is posterior lobes of pronotum fused to me. @HarveyPerkins have we finally got one?? It also seems to fit: Mesepimeral portion of humeral stripe substantial, much wider than the adjacent part of episternal portion.
KorinneM wrote:
   8 Mar 2024
Reiner Richter has confirmed that it fits Griseargiolestes griseus.
Csteele4 wrote:
   8 Mar 2024
Ooooo cool!!
DPRees125 wrote:
   8 Mar 2024
thank you all

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