Taxeotis (genus)

Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths at Fadden, ACT

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Identification history

Taxeotis (genus)	22 Aug 2020	donhe
Taxeotis (genus)	21 Aug 2020	GlennCocking
Scopula (genus)	10 Jul 2020	YumiCallaway

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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

donhe wrote:

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.

YumiCallaway wrote:

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?

donhe wrote:

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.

GlennCocking wrote:

21 Aug 2020

I think it's one of the Taxeotis

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108963 -35.399010
Altitude 695.0m
Maps Wanniassa Hill
Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
24 Dec 2018 07:56 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) YumiCallaway

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Taxeotis (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1158.2m Recorded at altitude
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