Chlorocoma dichloraria

Guenee's or Double-fringed Emerald at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Chlorocoma dichloraria	27 Nov 2017	ibaird
	Chlorocoma dichloraria	26 Nov 2017	ibaird

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Attracted to MV light at night.

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ibaird wrote:

27 Nov 2017

This is a poorly focussed image, but I think there are enough diagnostic features visible to suggest this species is C. dichloraria, Double-fringed Emerald. Supporting files to Part 4, Moths of Victoria provide and excellent guide to the Chlorocoma spp. The features present are: 1. Discal spots on each wing, 2. antennae white or cream, 2 mid-dorsal line yellow/cream not edged with red, 3. white costa on forewings with red at apex and on the the shoulder 4. fringe to wings yellow with some pink just evident, 4. red 'collar' evident (between the eyes on the head). There is a similar 'Chlorocoma sp. 3' but there is no red edge to the mid-dorsal line evident in this specimen,

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113382 -35.259573
Altitude 603.3m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
24 Nov 2017 08:10 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Chlorocoma dichloraria Scientific name
Guenee's or Double-fringed Emerald Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1088.85m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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Victoria

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