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Prionocris complanula

Prionocris complanula

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 14mm long; pinkish tones under flash; pale tan with no flash.

Habitat:

On the wall of the local primary school at night.

Notes:

superfamily: GELECHIOIDEA
family: OECOPHORIDAE
subfamily: OECOPHORINAE
supertribe: Wingia group
tribe: Wingia Subgroup 11
genus: Prionocris ....

Thanks SS. So it's actually another Wingia.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Prionocris+complanula#

Reference Links:

Prionocris complanula - Overview, Prionocris complanula

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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks SS. After finding a few more Gharra and Prionocris to compare. I'm going with that name for this one.
Mark Ridgway
Interesting one Stephen. The known range is possibly out for us. Have to stick with G.demotica for now.
StephenSolomons
I was researching my own Garrha and found this http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/complanula.html

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