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Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Sighting 4204205

Manulea replana

Lichen-eating Caterpillar at Guerilla Bay, NSW

Manulea replana at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 16 Mar 2019 05:53 PM
Manulea replana at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 16 Mar 2019 05:53 PM
Manulea replana at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 16 Mar 2019 05:53 PM
Manulea replana at Guerilla Bay, NSW - 16 Mar 2019 05:53 PM
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Manulea replana 21 Mar 2019 ibaird
Manulea replana 21 Mar 2019 JulieMorgan
Palaeosia bicosta 21 Mar 2019 jb2602
Unverified 20 Mar 2019 jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:
   21 Mar 2019
Arctiidae - Lithosiinae. Lichen moth.
ibaird wrote:
   21 Mar 2019
I have confirmed this as Manulea replana: Lichen Moth or Lichen eating Caterpillar after Bold Systems 4. Lepidoptera Butterfly House names it Brunia replana with a synonym Lithosia dispar. See: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/replana.html . All three names are recognised as valid by the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) which confirms L. dispar as a synomym of B. replana. The AFD calls M. replana a 'Generic Combination' of B. replana. I have entered these two other names as 'synonyms' of M. replana on this website.
jb2602 wrote:
   21 Mar 2019
Thanks for clarifying these discrepancies, I take it that it is a Noctuid moth?
JulieMorgan wrote:
   21 Mar 2019
Thanks Ian. I understand that this is an evolving area. When I started, I was advised to use the Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia, Nielsen, Edwards, Rangsi.
John, this moth belongs to the family Arctiidae.

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