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Psaroxantha basilica

3 A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) at Black Mountain

Psaroxantha basilica at Black Mountain - 31 Jan 2024
Psaroxantha basilica at Black Mountain - 31 Jan 2024
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Psaroxantha basilica 5 Feb 2024 donhe
Psaroxantha basilica 5 Feb 2024 ibaird
Unidentified 2 Feb 2024 ConBoekel

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Struggling to find palps during photography but I now believe they may be lying close to the forehead.

4 comments

donhe wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
Psaroxantha basilica ?
ibaird wrote:
   4 Feb 2024
I'm not sure how one distinguishes P. calligenes from P. undescribed species however P. undescribed species seems to be distinctly black on yellow in the examples visible online here. Both appear to have a darker smudge on the posterior main line as also does this specimen. Glenn. C. in his comments says both the above species have been recorded in the ACT making no mention of P. basilica.
The darker lines in this sample appear plum coloured rather the black, but i'm not sure that would be disagnostic.
donhe wrote:
   4 Feb 2024
P. basilica plum coloured lines in BOLD and in ACT see https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/3001473145/
ibaird wrote:
   5 Feb 2024
A new species for NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region when confirmed.
Great photo.

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