Philenora omophanes

1 Delicate Philenora at Ballan, VIC

Philenora omophanes at Ballan, VIC - 24 Mar 2017 11:14 PM
Philenora omophanes at Ballan, VIC - 24 Mar 2017 11:14 PM
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Philenora omophanes 6 Apr 2025 WendyEM
Philenora omophanes 20 May 2024 donhe
Philenora omophanes 19 May 2024 WendyEM

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ibaird noted:

6 Apr 2025

"Because of its small size, this attractive moth may have been overlooked by collectors. ......(two) colour forms (grey and red-brown) are included under this name in the ANIC collection. The type specimen is closest to the grey form .... No female has been recorded" Moths of Victoria Part 2 2nd ed. CD pages Peter Marriott 2015

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"Because of its small size, this attractive moth may have been overlooked by collectors. ......(two) colour forms (grey and red-brown) are included under this name in the ANIC collection. The type specimen is closest to the grey form .... No female has been recorded" Moths of Victoria Part 2 2nd ed. CD pages Peter Marriott 2015

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WendyEM wrote:
   6 Apr 2025
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=1087853
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=321412

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