Casbia (genus)

A Geometer moth at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Casbia (genus)	24 Feb 2020	donhe
Casbia celidosema	22 Feb 2020	donhe
Casbia (genus)	22 Feb 2020	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night.

2 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

24 Feb 2020

This is a male from November, rather than the autumn Casbia we've been looking at recently, and I can't see that it matches any of the forms of male C. melanops. I can't see any named species candidates at ANIC, although it doesn't have authoritatively identified specimens of C tanyaoctena and or celidosema. Looking at MoV7, C. tanyaoctena looks a reasonable match. The photo here has a faint M mark as noted in MoV for C. tanyaoctena, and not the larger splotch of C. celidosema. But this is far from a certain match, so I would go for a qualified C. tanyaoctena or Ian's original Casbia sp.

ibaird wrote:

24 Feb 2020

Spelling C. tanaoctena I presume.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.890433 -35.457240
Altitude 900.0m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Nov 2018 09:00 PM Recorded on
ibaird Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Male Gender

Species information

Casbia (genus) Scientific name
A Geometer moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 900m Recorded at altitude
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