Undescribed Proteuxoa
S1, ventral
Ragged-banded Owlet Moth
S1, dorsal, no flash
| Undescribed Proteuxoa S1, ventral | | Ragged-banded Owlet Moth S1, dorsal, no flash | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Acronictinae) | ||||
| Species: | Ragged-banded Owlet Moth (Proteuxoa atmoscopa) | ||||
| This Photo: | S1, dorsal | ||||
| Synonym: | Thoracolopha atmoscopa | ||||
Thank you Marilyn Hewish for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), and elsewhere About 10mm long with about 25mm wingspan. Marilyn told us "Proteuxoa was split into two genera. Proteuxoa and Thoracolopha, in a publication by Bobbie Hitchcock et al", in late 2017. Many of these Noctuid's are very shiny and difficult to photograph. We've been experimenting with turning the flash off and using external light sources to highlight the lines and reduce glare. You can see the differences here. The no flash photo's are out of focus more, little depth of field and very yellow. Cathy Powers has shown us a home made diffuser made from foam which we are now experimenting with to improve these issues while reducing flash glare / sparkle. We found 2 specimens in March & April. While Thoracolopha atmoscopa is the currently accepted name (as of late 2017), we use the names on the ALA which hasn't caught up yet and still lists this under Proteuxoa. | |||||
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