Taxeotis (genus)
Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths at Fadden, ACT
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| Taxeotis (genus) | donhe | 22 Aug 2020 | |
| Taxeotis (genus) | GlennCocking | 21 Aug 2020 | |
| Scopula (genus) | YumiCallaway | 10 Jul 2020 |
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User's notes
Photo #2 is an edited (i.e. reduced brightness) version of #3 - hopefully it improves the visibility of the pattern on the wings.
4 comments
10 Jul 2020
I think the deeply serrated submarginal dark line visible in photo#2, the straight forewing costa, and the recurved forewing margin, are unlike most Scopula.
10 Jul 2020
Ok thank you! I took a complete guess based off looking through photos of other sightings since I haven't tried much moth ID before - what about Casbia sp?
10 Jul 2020
Looking at
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=boarmia&taxon=boarmia,
I do not see any with a recurved forewing margin such as your specimen has.
I think identifying it's species will be non-trivial.
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=boarmia&taxon=boarmia,
I do not see any with a recurved forewing margin such as your specimen has.
I think identifying it's species will be non-trivial.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108963-35.399010
- Altitude 695.0m
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Dec 2018 07:56 PM Recorded on
- YumiCallaway Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- YumiCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Taxeotis (genus) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Taxeotis (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1165.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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