Poecilasthena ischnophrica

A Crambid moth (Asthenini at Wooroonooran, QLD

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Poecilasthena ischnophrica donhe 4 May 2025
Poecilasthena ischnophrica ibaird 4 May 2025
Unverified PJH123 3 May 2025

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Poecilasthena ischnophrica Turner, 1941 https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Poecilasthena_ischnophrica_En

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   4 May 2025
Certainly matches the photo at
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Poecilasthena_ischnophrica_En
Apparently widespread, otherwise knwn from Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/ischnophrica.html
   4 May 2025
I think the brown southern and western ones are Poecilasthena xylocyma, while not all have barcodes those that do fall into the same bin as Poecilasthena xylocyma

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  • 22 Oct 2008 09:24 PM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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