Epicoma contristis
Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth at Cook, ACT
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| Epicoma contristis | ibaird | 7 Jan 2019 | |
| Epicoma (genus) | ibaird | 7 Jan 2019 | |
| Epicoma contristis | Tammy | 7 Jan 2019 |
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3 comments
7 Jan 2019
Definitely Epicoma sp. probably E. contristis although yellow dot in dark patch not prominent and the dark wing patch is more extensive than most E. constristis, perhaps E. tristis? Possibly a female although not showing much yellow on the the trailing edge of the hindwing as seems to characteristic of both these species.
7 Jan 2019
Thank you. I have an image of the underside of the moth, would that be useful to see?
8 Jan 2019
Donovan's drawing of the underside of a female E. tristis clearly shows a pale line along costa of the forewing underside, which this specimen does not show, so I agree that this is a female E. contristis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070477-35.262876
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2019 07:27 PM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
Collections
- Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Epicoma contristis Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Epicoma contristis Scientific name
- Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1368.8m Recorded at altitude
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