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donhe wrote:
1 hr ago
That sounds consistent with the P. formosalis being strictly from Asia, and P. being strictly from Oz, although they are superficially similar ?

Phytometra laevis
jb2602 wrote:
Yesterday
7.5 cm in length

Abantiades atripalpis
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
I suggest it might well be Taxeotis epigaea, an apparently variable species, but see:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104019419
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICO573-10
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICO574-10

Taxeotis (genus)
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
A female A. alralpis?

Abantiades atripalpis
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Many thanks for those extra photos, The head on shot, photo 3, is parrticularly interesting. See contrasting photo of a male by raspycricket (ALA):-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a3c5047b-7679-4e2f-a841-68721446da19
Also YellowButtons
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/1ee648d6-b5fe-4d68-b39a-4257b47fb450

Abantiades atripalpis

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