Aenetus eximia

2 Forest Splendid Ghost Moth at Colo Vale, NSW

Aenetus eximia at Colo Vale, NSW - 22 Oct 2023 09:35 AM
Aenetus eximia at Colo Vale, NSW - 22 Oct 2023 09:35 AM
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Aenetus eximia 5 Jan 2025 donhe
Aenetus eximia 5 Jan 2025 ibaird
Aenetus (genus) 5 Jan 2025 ibaird
Aenetus blackburnii 3 Jan 2025 donhe
Aenetus (genus) 2 Jan 2025 nancyp

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Found on a verandah

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donhe wrote:
   3 Jan 2025
female
ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2025
I'm wondering whether A eximia (Forest Ghost moth) is not the more likely ID given its strongly south eastern distribution evident on the ALA and on LBH and these images which show specimens with the two isolated black dots with white centres, presumably the female also. see here;-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/61a7e442-eed7-40ea-9249-1e01170d45ec
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a3d76c87-cadd-4330-9825-523872ee7d88
A. blackburni apparently (on ALA map evidence) has a more 'dry country' distribution ie western Victoria and in South Australia.

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