Common Gum Snout Moth at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Entometa undescribed species nr fervens | 19 Mar 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Entometa apicalis | 20 Jan 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Entometa apicalis | 16 Jan 2017 | GlennCocking | ||
| Entometa guttarilis | 10 Jan 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Jan 2017 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Perched on an Astroloma sp (planted at ANPG), showing 'fluttering' behaviour - flapping wings rapidly while perched.
5 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
16 Jan 2017
Several species are possible, and difficult to distinguish. E. decorata seems the most likely.
ibaird
wrote:
16 Jan 2017
Glenn, thanks. I think I saw online somewhere that you recorded E. guttularis for Canberra's Bioblitz, on Black Mountain, so I expect you are confident its not that species.
GlennCocking
wrote:
17 Jan 2017
E. guttularis is one of the other possibilities - I think 4 in all. Even with the specimens in hand they look very similar. I can't go any further than "...seems the most likely"
GlennCocking
wrote:
3 Dec 2017
To be more consistent with other genera where it is difficult to separate species, it's better to call this Entometa sp
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109110-35.278673
- Altitude 606.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2017 12:09 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Entometa undescribed species nr fervens Scientific name
- Common Gum Snout Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 673m Recorded at altitude
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