An Emerald moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Chlorocoma undescribed species (sp.3 MoV) | 2 Apr 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Chlorocoma (genus) | 25 Nov 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Chlorocoma vertumnaria | 25 Nov 2019 | jb2602 | ||
| Chlorocoma (genus) | 25 Nov 2019 | jb2602 |
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User's notes
Face ?; Legs cream bit of red on front; Collar red, Fillet white / red; Antennae white, pink at ends; Mid dorsal line pale with red fringe; Termen FW very slightly curved, HW slight curve; Fringe thin yellow then broad red with black spots; Costa cream with red edge, shoulder and apex; Discal spot on FW.
3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
26 Nov 2019
Most like MOV C. sp.2 or C. sp. 3 I think. given the rounded HW termen and a red/yellow dorsal line. I think C. vertumnaria is ruled out because the dorsal line is not only yellow.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155927-35.258270
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2019 09:11 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chlorocoma undescribed species (sp.3 MoV)
Additional information
- Exocarpos Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Chlorocoma undescribed species (sp.3 MoV) Scientific name
- An Emerald moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 785.8m Recorded at altitude
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