Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria) at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Unplaced externaria | 3 Nov 2018 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unplaced externaria | 1 Nov 2018 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to MV light at night.
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
2 Nov 2018
I obtained a better image of the male of this species this year (2 slightly different individuals).
ibaird
wrote:
2 Nov 2018
The Australian Faunal Directory currently gives the scientific name as 'Unplaced externaria' but also records the synonym Tephrosia externaria. Both the ALA and LBH use the scientific name: Hypomecis externariaf or this species although the AFD apparently does not yet recognise this name.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113345-35.259563
- Altitude 595.6m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2018 11:03 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Species information
- Unplaced externaria Scientific name
- Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Tephrosia externaria Hypomecis externaria
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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