Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
We report the rediscovery of an attractive geometrid moth, the brown-caped carpet moth, not recorded in Tasmania for more than a century and presumed extinct. Originally described by the French lepidopterist Achille Guenée as Coremia
excentrata from a specimen collected near Hobart in 1839 during the French expedition led by Dumont dUrville, it was only observed on a few occasions before the last Tasmanian specimen was collected in the 1910s. A closer examination of
its morphology reveals the holotype to be a male, not a female as claimed. We redescribe the species in detail and allocate it to the large Australian xanthorhoine genus Chrysolarentia Butler, hence C. excentrata (Guenée) comb. nov. Given its rarity,
it is likely a candidate for active conservation management but gaps in knowledge include the discovery and description of its immature stages and food plants.
Chrysolarentia excentrata, invertebrate fauna, rediscovered species, woodland fauna, looper moths.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
