Grey Patch Bark Moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Scioglyptis chionomera | 14 Jan 2020 | donhe | ||
| Scioglyptis chionomera | 14 Jan 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Scioglyptis loxographa | 6 Nov 2019 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV Lepiled light at night.
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Nov 2019
Following the key for 'Scioglyptis spp.' on the CD supplied with Moths of Victoria Part 7 I'm suggesting S. loxoxgrapha and not S. chionomera because there is no shadowy grey patch on the forewing, and the main hiindwing line is plain and not scalloped and there is no dark spot present . S. chionomera , S. loxographa and S. canescaria can be distinguised from the other Scioglyptis spp. by the more rounded and less scalloped shape to the hindwing termen of these species.
ibaird
wrote:
14 Jan 2020
Following revision the moth moderators have agreed that this Sighting No. 4240235 and 3383346 are both S. chionomera. Despite the lack of a shadowy grey patch in this sighting No 4240235 the presence of a thick dark main forewing streak in both sightings is more characteristic of S. chionomera than S. loxographa after looking at a series of set specimens of both species. In S. loxographa the main forewing streak is lighter and much narrower than in S. chionomera. Both S. chionomera and S, loxographa are known to occur in the ACT. This is an additional criterion to be taken into account compared to the criteria put forward by Moths of Victoria for distinguishing the two species from one another.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113357-35.259578
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2019 11:06 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Species information
- Scioglyptis chionomera Scientific name
- Grey Patch Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 884.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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