2 Four-spotted Cup Moth at Googong, NSW
Identification history
| Doratifera quadriguttata and casta | 10 Jan 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Doratifera quadriguttata and casta | 9 Jan 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 4 Jan 2018 | Wandiyali |
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3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jan 2018
I have revised my suggested to ID to Doratifera sp. (genus) being not sure that I have a basis for distinguishing this specimen to species given that D. quadriguttata and D. casta have overlapping ranges (based on the ALA evidence) but they look quite similar as adults. It would appear though that adult D. quadriguttatata moths show clear black spots on the wings whereas C. casta are darker looking with less distinct spotting. Donhe has advised me he has reared Doratifera sp, from larvae (D. quadriguttatata larvae are green whereas D. casta larvae are black) - however he does not know how to distinguish the adults. Bold Systems 4 shows only one D. casta specimen. Donhe has suggested that looking at the ANIC holdings of these species may provide a means of distinguishing them.
Wandiyali
wrote:
7 Jan 2018
Many thanks, very interesting. We see these caterpillars regularly (see added photo, from January a few years ago). I realise it's not definitive, however the location is the same.
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jan 2018
OK, thanks very much for this extra 'supporting' evidence from the same location. Your larvae are a good match for the D. quadrigutttata larvae wihich are illustrated on Donhe's LPD website, see:-
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/quadriguttata.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/quadriguttata.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.209936-35.410975
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2013 02:14 PM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
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Collections
Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Doratifera quadriguttata and casta Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Doratifera quadriguttata and casta Scientific name
- Four-spotted Cup Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1037.06m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information