Loop-line Bark Moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Ectropis bispinaria | 19 Feb 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Ectropis bispinaria | 19 Feb 2019 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to MV light at night.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
6 Nov 2017
Not a great photo unfortunately.. Species has a disctinctive shape in outline, both sexes have bi-pectinate antennae. Host plant is Exocarpus (Cherry Ballart), widespread in south-eastern Australia. Donald hobern has recorded this species multiple times at Aranda, ACT., see
https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=Phelotis+cognata
https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=Phelotis+cognata
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113390-35.259482
- Altitude 605.5m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2017 07:45 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Ectropis bispinaria Scientific name
- Loop-line Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 632m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Tephrosia bispinaria
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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