Rehimena surusalis

2 Spilomelinae at suppressed

Rehimena surusalis at suppressed - suppressed
Rehimena surusalis at suppressed - suppressed
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Rehimena surusalis 13 Mar 2025 donhe
Rehimena surusalis 13 Mar 2025 DPRees125

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New one for me, well south of were it should be??

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WendyEM wrote:
   13 Mar 2025
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329112
https://moths.csiro.au/species_taxonomy/rehimena-surusalis/
ibaird wrote:
   13 Mar 2025
Yes, apparently has mainly a tropical and subtropical distribution. Apparently it's host plants are Hibiscus (genus). Canberra may be an extension of its range south, but BOLD shows it occurs on the South Coast at roughly this latitude,
DianneClarke wrote:
   14 Mar 2025
Possibly escaping TC Alfred
DPRees125 wrote:
   14 Mar 2025
Was thinking the same, also found in Korea and Japan plus some records in coastal southern China

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