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Unplaced microcyma

Finely-marked Carpet at Ainslie, ACT

Unplaced microcyma at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
Unplaced microcyma at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
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Unplaced microcyma 10 Jan 2021 GlennCocking
Unplaced microcyma 28 Oct 2020 ibaird
Chrysolarentia microcyma 28 Oct 2020 jb2602

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ibaird wrote:
   28 Oct 2020
While both Moths of Victoria, part 3 and Lepidptera Butterfly House name this species as Chrysolarentisa microcyma, i have followed the current practice of the ALA and the Australian Faunal Direcory and identified it as 'Unplaced microcyma"
GlennCocking wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
Ian, where is this located on AFD? I can't find the species name anywhere there. It's in the Checklist under Chrysolarentia.
ibaird wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
If I type in 'Unplaced microcyma' into the AFD search box online the resu.lt is this:-
' Species Unplaced microcyma (Guest, 1887)
Cephalissa microcyma Guest, E. 1887. A classified list of Geometrina found around Balhannah, with notes on species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 126-141 [128].
Type data: Syntype(s) [Australia]: South Australia, Balhannah.
Hydriomena microcyma Meyrick, E. 1891. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5[1890](4): 791-879 [840].
Type data: Syntype(s) BMNH 4, ♂, ♀, Australia: Tasmania, Campbelltown; Georges Bay; South Australia, Mt Lofty.
Species Unplaced microcyma (Guest, 1887)
Cephalissa microcyma Guest, E. 1887. A classified list of Geometrina found around Balhannah, with notes on species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 126-141 [128].
Type data: Syntype(s) [Australia]: South Australia, Balhannah.
Hydriomena microcyma Meyrick, E. 1891. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5[1890](4): 791-879 [840].
Type data: Syntype(s) BMNH 4, ♂, ♀, Australia: Tasmania, Campbelltown; Georges Bay; South Australia, Mt Lofty.'
No mention that this name has synonym status. If I type in 'Chrysolarentia microcyma' the response is: 'No names found matching Chrysolarentia microcyma'
GlennCocking wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
Ta, I made the old mistake of searching on the species name only without % marks. I've found no explanation by googling
donhe wrote:
   10 Jan 2021
I thought it was Unplaced microcyma ?

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