Varied Wave at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Scopula optivata | 13 Aug 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Scopula optivata | 12 Aug 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Scopula perlata | 12 Aug 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Aug 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Conder, ACT
4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
12 Aug 2017
I suggest S. perlata (Cream Wave). The ALA shows records for Victoria and NSW, but not the ACT. However, Moths of Victoria (Vol. 3) says S. perlata occurs in 'urban areas' and the ACT, where '...alpine species' show a pinkish colouration, however, to my eye, a pinklish colour is not very evident in this specimen.
GlennCocking
wrote:
13 Aug 2017
I'll go for Scopula optivata, or nearby unnamed sp. It seems identical to a specimen that I have here from Black Mountain. I believe perlata has a more distinct bend in the hindwing termen than optivata, and the photos show a hindwing more like optivata. The series of pictures here demonstrate the difficulty of interpreting base colours in a photo - each photo has a different background, and the moths come out as cream, brown or grey (roughly speaking)
ibaird
wrote:
13 Aug 2017
OK, I wondered about the hindwing, being rounded without a slight apex in the termen which many labelled online as S.perlata seem to have. Is that what you mean? Sometimes when I look it does look slightly pink though! I'm happy to defer to your judgement on this.I didn't consider S. optivata, but I'll have a look now if I can find one online.
ibaird
wrote:
13 Aug 2017
Yes S. optivata does look like a better bet. There are also other ACT records of optivata in addition to your own (e.g. Donald Hobern at Aranda)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101289-35.464627
- Altitude 630.0m
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2015 09:36 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm 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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