Scopula optivata

Varied Wave at Gundaroo, NSW

Scopula optivata at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Oct 2019 08:37 AM

Scopula optivata at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Oct 2019 08:37 AM

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Identification history

	Scopula optivata	19 Jan 2021	GlennCocking
	Sterrhinae (subfamily)	10 Oct 2019	ibaird
	Sterrhinae (subfamily)	10 Oct 2019	donhe
	Scopula (genus)	9 Oct 2019	ibaird
	Unverified	9 Oct 2019	Gunyijan

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:

10 Oct 2019

Seems to lack the filamentous antennae which both sexes show in P. cognata.

GlennCocking wrote:

10 Oct 2019

I think it's a Scopula or Idaea

donhe wrote:

10 Oct 2019

The placing of the dark dots and the zigzag lines on the wings seem to match both Idaea nephelota and Scopula optivata

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Location information

Coordinates 149.215983 -35.034665
Places Gundaroo, NSW

Sighting information

8 Abundance
9 Oct 2019 08:37 AM Recorded on
Gunyijan Recorded by
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Gunyijan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Scopula optivata Scientific name
Varied Wave Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1422.6m Recorded at altitude
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