Pomaderris Moth at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Casbia melanops | 23 Feb 2020 | donhe | ||
| Casbia melanops | 23 Feb 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Feb 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Feb 2020 | donhe | ||
| Casbia tetramera | 22 Feb 2020 | Bron |
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5 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
24 Feb 2020
I think I was the one who suggested to photographers that 4250594 and 4250285 are Casbia tetramera (cretaea). I now believe they are Casbia melanops females. The wing shape is too narrow and pointed for C. tetramera (see MoV7 set specimen photos, male and female), but matches C. melanops females. Further, 4250285 clearly shows the dark patch towards the termen of the forewing, and faintly the three dark transverse lines across the wings that is typical of many females of the variable C. melanops. 4250594 shows the transverse dark lines clearly, and the dark patch faintly.
ibaird
wrote:
24 Feb 2020
OK, I concur re C.melanops for 4250594 and 4250285. However I think you meant to say MoV 7 not MoV3, above. However I would expect the line of black dots on both hindwing and forewing to me more prominent in the C. melanops females than thy appear to be in thee specimens. Casbia sp. are difficult and not straightforward!
GlennCocking
wrote:
24 Feb 2020
The lines are faint in many C. melanops females. (I'm sorry about the wrong MoV number, now corrected.I've been looking at Chrysolarentia too.)
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.889722-35.456667
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 18 May 2018 06:43 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Casbia melanops Scientific name
- Pomaderris Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 928.2m Recorded at altitude
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