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Taxeotis (genus)

Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths at Captains Flat, NSW

Taxeotis (genus) at Captains Flat, NSW - 23 Oct 2023 01:17 PM
Taxeotis (genus) at Captains Flat, NSW - 23 Oct 2023 01:17 PM
Taxeotis (genus) at Captains Flat, NSW - 23 Oct 2023 01:17 PM
Taxeotis (genus) at Captains Flat, NSW - 23 Oct 2023 01:17 PM
Taxeotis (genus) at Captains Flat, NSW - 23 Oct 2023 01:17 PM
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Identification history

Taxeotis (genus) 24 Oct 2023 donhe
Taxeotis (genus) 24 Oct 2023 ibaird
Taxeotis subvelaria 23 Oct 2023 ibaird
Unidentified 23 Oct 2023 Csteele4

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2 comments

donhe wrote:
   24 Oct 2023
Very dark. Not T. celidora ?
ibaird wrote:
   24 Oct 2023
I don’t see the two-toned colouration I would expect for T. celidora.
Another fator was the lighter oloured front to the head whh T, subvelaria tend to show.

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