Common Bark Moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Ectropis excursaria | 28 Mar 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Ectropis excursaria | 27 Mar 2019 | donhe | ||
| Ectropis (genus) | 27 Mar 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Ectropis (genus) | 27 Mar 2019 | donhe | ||
| Ectropis bispinaria | 26 Mar 2019 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
27 Mar 2019
I think we cannot distinguish E. bispinaria from E. excursaria without seeing a lot more of a hindwing.
jb2602
wrote:
27 Mar 2019
The article on the Identification of Ectropsis species on the Part 7 cd suggests that for E. excursaria: Male antenna with short fine pectinations (~2x width of antenna) vs E. bispinaria: Male antenna with very short, fine pectinations (~1x width of antenna). Is this enough to suggest that it is probably E. excursaria?
donhe
wrote:
28 Mar 2019
I would vote yes for that, but bear in mind that a male E. excursaria may fold his pectinations, so their apparent absence is not evidence for E. bispinaria.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.154221-35.261459
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2019 11:40 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Additional information
- Exocarpos Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Ectropis excursaria Scientific name
- Common Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 696.15m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Tephrosia exportaria
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