3 A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) at Black Mountain
Identification history
| Psaroxantha basilica | 5 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Psaroxantha basilica | 5 Feb 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Feb 2024 | ConBoekel |
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User's notes
Struggling to find palps during photography but I now believe they may be lying close to the forehead.
4 comments
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.
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.
Great photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107202-35.262127
- Altitude 649.6m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2024 10:29 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Psaroxantha basilica Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 649.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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