Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Taxeotis intextata | 21 Dec 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Taxeotis intermixtaria | 15 Nov 2018 | donhe | ||
| Taxeotis intermixtaria | 14 Nov 2018 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to MV light at night
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
15 Nov 2018
To me, the markings look rather bold for T. intermixtaria, and look more like those of T. perlinearia.
ibaird
wrote:
15 Nov 2018
I was guided by the MoV dictum which says the presence of the grey line on the outer edge of the wings is definitive for T. intermixtaria . The arrowed examples they give (from life and set specimens) also show the finer lighter coloured fringing hairs which are present here also. The examples for T. perlinearia they show generally lack both these features, although admittedly some are more boldly marked.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113237-35.259543
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Nov 2018 08:29 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Taxeotis intextata Scientific name
- Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1372m Recorded at altitude
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