Genduara acedesta
Painted Clear Winged Snout Moth at Ainslie, ACT
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| Genduara acedesta | donhe | 15 Dec 2019 | |
| Genduara acedesta | ibaird | 13 Dec 2019 | |
| Genduara punctigera | GlennCocking | 11 Feb 2019 | |
| Genduara punctigera | jb2602 | 9 Feb 2019 |
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Spotted Clear Winged Snout Moth (according to Butterfly House)
4 comments
14 Dec 2019
I now suggest this is G. acedesta not G. punctigera., assuming all the photos are of the same individual.
14 Dec 2019
These 5 photos were taken over a 2 min period on 8 Feb and are all the same specimen. Another 4 photos exist if you want to have a look but I considered them inferior. Please also see #4202072 and #4203079
14 Dec 2019
The white scales extending from the head, and the dense scale patterning on the wings seem to indicate a female. My understanding of the superficial differences between females of G. punctigera and G. acedesta are that
1. the forewings of G. punctigera have less colourful pigmentation than G. acedesta, and
2. the wingspan of G. punctigera (wingspan 3-4 cms) is less than that of G. acedesta (wingspan 4-5cms). This latter is hard to check as the observer gives no size information.
1. the forewings of G. punctigera have less colourful pigmentation than G. acedesta, and
2. the wingspan of G. punctigera (wingspan 3-4 cms) is less than that of G. acedesta (wingspan 4-5cms). This latter is hard to check as the observer gives no size information.
14 Dec 2019
What about the white wings spot surrounded by reddish-brown then black. Does that not indicate G. acedesta rather thang. puncitegera which is different?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152815-35.262361
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Feb 2019 08:58 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- Male Gender
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Species information
- Genduara acedesta Scientific name
- Painted Clear Winged Snout Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 643.94m to 651.96m Recorded at altitude
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