Genduara acedesta

1 Painted Clear Winged Snout Moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Genduara acedesta	15 Dec 2019	donhe
Genduara acedesta	13 Dec 2019	ibaird
Genduara punctigera	12 Mar 2019	ibaird
Genduara punctigera	12 Mar 2019	jb2602

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:

14 Dec 2019

I now see this is G. acedesta not G. punctigera.

donhe wrote:

14 Dec 2019

How do you distinguish these species?

ibaird wrote:

14 Dec 2019

See mu comnent for Sighting No 4197034. G. punctigera has a white wing spot surrounded by light pale brown (not reddish-brown) , then black; and yes, G. acedesta has more colourful markings generally.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Mar 2019 11:28 PM Recorded on
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Genduara acedesta Scientific name
Painted Clear Winged Snout Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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