Four-spotted Cup Moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Doratifera quadriguttata and casta | 16 Dec 2019 | donhe | ||
| Doratifera quadriguttata and casta | 16 Dec 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Doratifera quadriguttata and casta | 16 Dec 2019 | jb2602 |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
17 Dec 2019
Most adult specimens of the Doritifera sp.(genus) observed in SE Australia seem to be described as D. quadriguttata even though many only show 2 dark spots rather than 4 on each forewing., see the ALA. However, adults of D. casta may also show 4 dark spots on each forewing., see LBH.. However the larvae of these two species are markedly different.
donhe
wrote:
17 Dec 2019
I reared plenty of D. casta in Sydney. I think the variability of the adults of each of D. quadriguttata and D. casta exceeds the differences between the species adults.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.152043-35.259254
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2019 09:20 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Doratifera quadriguttata and casta Scientific name
- Four-spotted Cup Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.9m Recorded at altitude
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