This genus needs a serious revision. Three species in the genus Panacela is recognised from Australia, but when looking at DNA sequences of Australian specimens,  it looks like there are 7 different species within the genus. DNA sequences of Panacela lewinae, Panacela nyctopa and Panacela syntropha are all over the place, but they fall into 7 clusters well defined from each other. For that reason I have made no attempt to separate my specimens and therefore put them all under Panacela spp., awaiting a revision.

< Wingspan: 25 mm >

Male

(From Nerang, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 27 mm >

Male

(From Nerang, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 23 mm >

Male

(From Brookfield, Brisbane, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 24 mm >

Male

(From Brookfield, Brisbane, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 24 mm >

Male

(From Brookfield, Brisbane, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 25 mm >

Male

(From Brookfield, Brisbane, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 24 mm >

Male

(From Lamington Nat. Park, QLD - 700 m.a.s.l.))

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< Wingspan: 24 mm >

Male

(From Hinze Dam, Gold Coast, QLD)

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< Wingspan: 35 mm >

Female

(From Lamington Nat. Park, QLD - 700 m.a.s.l.)

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< Wingspan: 31 mm >

Female

(From Lamington Nat. Park, QLD - 700 m.a.s.l.)

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< Wingspan: 33 mm >

Female

(From Lamington Nat. Park, QLD - 700 m.a.s.l.)

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< Wingspan: 33 mm >

Female

(From Lamington Nat. Park, QLD - 700 m.a.s.l.)

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< Wingspan: 35 mm >

Female

(From Lamington Nat. Park, QLD - 700 m.a.s.l.)

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< Wingspan: 29 mm >

Female

(From Julatten, QLD)

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