Ctenoplusia limbirena

Scar Bank Gem (Plusiinae) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.

Ctenoplusia limbirena at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 25 Apr 2023 11:58 PM
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Ctenoplusia limbirena 22 May 2024 ibaird
Ctenoplusia limbirena 22 May 2024 donhe
Chrysodeixis subsidens 21 May 2024 WendyEM

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WendyEM wrote:
   22 May 2024
Thank you, it did seem VERY colourful (pink) for a Chrysodeixis. Is it a native to Australia, as it is coded in Nature Mapr? Majority of localities are above the Wallace Line (except Sulawesi, Bali and Timor), but all are above the (new to me) Lydekker Line. Wikipedia says "In New Zealand, it has been established since 2011."
ibaird wrote:
   22 May 2024
Seems to be 'Cosmopolitan' ie. not native to Australia, although iNaturl;ist shows many records from coastal easterm Australia. "Found in.Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia" (Lepidotera Butterfly House). 'Established in NZ' (INaturalist'. Found identified as 'Ctenoplusia (genus)'' on the Atrlas of Living Australia. The Australian Faunal Directory does not list the species. I have changed its status to 'Ccsmopolitan' in all 3 regions in which I know it has so far been recorded on NatureMapr: Canberra and Southern Tablelands, South Coast and Barwon South West.

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