Entometa undescribed species nr fervens

Common Gum Snout Moth at Acton, ACT

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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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Perched on an Astroloma sp (planted at ANPG), showing 'fluttering' behaviour - flapping wings rapidly while perched.

5 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

12 Jan 2017

A female Entometa sp (Lasiocampidae), possibly apicalis

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

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