Pasiphilodes testulata

Pome looper at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Pasiphilodes testulata	10 Oct 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Pasiphilodes testulata	10 Oct 2018	donhe
Chloroclystis filata	16 Mar 2018	GlennCocking
Unverified	12 Mar 2018	AlisonMilton

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:

10 Oct 2018

Looking at this specimen again I'm not sure this may not be Chloroclystis testulata, given there is an image labelled C testulata in Part 3, Moths of Victoria, p. 31 which shows a near identical white wing patch pattern, and several other very similar examples shown on the ALA webpage for this species. Although the white wing pattern for C. filata is apparently quite variable also, there are none I have seen online which closely matches this pattern. Both species apperently include the ACT within range.

GlennCocking wrote:

11 Oct 2018

Yes, I agree. The light patches match testulata, not filata. And other pattern and shape elements are consistent with testulata.

donhe wrote:

11 Oct 2018

I agree: the third line on the forewing (white in this specimen) in particular is not as serrated as that in C. filata, and is more like C. testulata.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029320 -35.238233
Altitude 616.9m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Mar 2018 09:47 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Pasiphilodes testulata Scientific name
Pome looper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1088.2m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania