Acyphas (genus)
Lymantriinae, Erebidae at Ainslie, ACT
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| Acyphas (genus) | donhe | 29 Nov 2019 | |
| Acyphas (genus) | ibaird | 29 Nov 2019 | |
| Acyphas chionitis | jb2602 | 27 Nov 2019 |
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4 comments
29 Nov 2019
There are several other similar sized white species may venture into ACT like Euproctis euthysana, E. melanosome, E. paradoxa, and male Trichiocercus sparshalli. Can these all be eliminated as possibles?
29 Nov 2019
As far as I know the small white Euproctis species haven't been recorded in the ACT yet, although some are present in surrounding areas and might be here. The moth here is the wrong shape for T. sparshalli. Acyphas chionitis and semiochrea are hard to tell apart, and A. semiochrea appears to be the common ACT one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151946-35.263264
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2019 09:37 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- Black Wattle Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acyphas (genus) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Acyphas (genus) Scientific name
- Lymantriinae, Erebidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 737.6m Recorded at altitude
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