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Discussion

arjay wrote:

13 Apr 2025

I don't blame you for having difficulty in identifying this one. It is a terrible photo. And I just checked. No I don't have a better one. Pity.

Aponotoreas (genus)

ibaird wrote:

12 Apr 2025

Not A. petrodes?

Aponotoreas (genus)

donhe wrote:

12 Apr 2025

Not A. dascia ?

Aponotoreas (genus)

ibaird wrote:

7 Apr 2025

Yes, there is a large degree of variation in some species, whilst very little in others. And sonme families and genera are much better known by scientists than others. There are good notes in the NatureMapr field guide for P. testaceicollis, distingishing it from other similar proteuxoa (genus) species, but those notes don't cover P. marginalis. Notes about identiftying P. marginalis are on a supporting disc to Moths of Victoria (Part 9), available for those who buy thr hard copy volumes of Moths of Victoria, but they are not available online unfortunately. I agree, P. testaceicollis is a stunning looking species.

Proteuxoa testaceicollis

arjay wrote:

7 Apr 2025

I thought they looked different but then you get something like the Elhammas and there is a whole bunch of them that look distinctively different but they are all the same species. Or someone hasn't worked out yet that they are not.
I thought this moth (Proteuxoa testaceicollis) was particularly beautiful.

Proteuxoa testaceicollis