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Proteuxoa (genus)

A Noctuid moth at O'Connor, ACT

Proteuxoa (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021
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Identification history

Proteuxoa (genus) 9 Aug 2021 donhe
Proteuxoa (genus) 9 Aug 2021 SuziBond
Jalmenus evagoras 9 Aug 2021 donhe
Unidentified 7 Aug 2021 NedJohnston

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   9 Aug 2021
Were there any ants nearby?
SuziBond wrote:
   9 Aug 2021
Hi Don, curious what features make you think Jalmenus evagoras? Doesn't look right to me for Jalmenus, it looks more like a moth larva.
donhe wrote:
   9 Aug 2021
Yes: the herring-bone pattern does match that of some Proteuxoa species. But it's pattern also matches photos of J. evagoras larvae that I have seen, and it's length is only about 1 cm., which is consistent with being a Lycaenid. I was hoping the butterfly moderators more familiar with Jalmenus larvae would jump on me and tell me it is NOT a Lycaenid. Attendant ants would have favoured the Lycaenid hypothesis. The other feature that would distinguish the possibilities is whether it was cylindrical or flattened. This is not clear from the posted photos. I was hoping Ned could enlighten us on these questions.
SuziBond wrote:
   9 Aug 2021
Thanks Don. Curious to hear what the other butterfly moderators think, but I'm confident that it is not Jalmenus and not a Lycaenid either.
NedJohnston wrote:
   9 Aug 2021
Hi Don,
There were no ants that I noticed in the vicinity and the insect itself was travelling fast in a straight direction seemingly oblivious to any other bugs. It was cylindrical in shape and moved by stretching itself in, raising the middle before stretching out again. I agree it's not very clear in the photos. I believe the length was somewhere around the 12mm mark rather than the 5mm.

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