Pantydia (genus)

An Erebid moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

	Pantydia (genus)	14 Apr 2025	ibaird
	Pantydia (genus)	28 Jan 2025	kasiaaus

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3 comments

WendyEM wrote:

14 Apr 2025

could this be male P. canescens which has the all dark hindwing and plain forewing ? see Pantydia2.pdf on Moths of Vic Pt8 CD

ibaird wrote:

14 Apr 2025

Looking at the note for identifying Pantydia (genus) provided by MoV (Part 8) I don't think it matches P. canescens due to the lack of a 'post-medial line which sweeps up, away from the termen' which MoV illustrate for both sexes. The moth is not strongly marked and has an overall reddish appearance. It's faint but there appears to be a break in the main transverse line which suggests P. diemeni (MoV). MoV say a reddish appaearance is consistent with a male P. diemeni.
Pantydia diemeni (Erebinae)
Pantydia diemeni (Erebinae)

WendyEM wrote:

15 Apr 2025

I thought I could see the break but wasn't sure ! P. diemeni ?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050291 -35.208576
Altitude 593.0m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jan 2025 11:19 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Pantydia (genus) Scientific name
An Erebid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1319.9m Recorded at altitude
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