Nearcha aridaria
Desert Nearcha (Oenochrominae at Ainslie, ACT
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| Nearcha aridaria | ibaird | 6 Sep 2020 | |
| Nearcha aridaria | GlennCocking | 6 Sep 2020 | |
| Dichromodes atrosignata | donhe | 4 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | ibaird | 4 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | jb2602 | 4 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
Costa about 20 mm; black head
6 comments
4 Sep 2020
Same general shape as Dichromodes, maybe Dichromodes atrosignata?
Feather antennae so not Taxeotis
Syneora unlikely
Amelora
Feather antennae so not Taxeotis
Syneora unlikely
Amelora
4 Sep 2020
D. mesogonia does seem likely, although I see no mention of the distinctive black head for either D. mesogonia or D. atrosignata.
6 Sep 2020
Bipictinate antennae separate Nearcha from Dichromodes (and Taxeotis and Epidesmia)
6 Sep 2020
Yes and N. aridaria does have the distinctive black palps and at the the front and side of the head.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152069-35.259204
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Sep 2020 09:09 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nearcha aridaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Nearcha aridaria Scientific name
- Desert Nearcha (Oenochrominae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 947m Recorded at altitude
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