Taxeotis reserata
A Geometer moth (Oenochrominae at Coree, ACT
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| Taxeotis reserata | donhe | 14 Oct 2020 | |
| Taxeotis reserata | ibaird | 13 Oct 2020 | |
| Taxeotis (genus) | JohnBundock | 13 Oct 2020 |
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2 comments
13 Oct 2020
Yes, rounded wing tips, however I am suggesting T. reserata instead of T. xanthogramma. On their supporting disc to part 4, Moths of Victoria state that the distributions of T. xanthogramma and T. reserata do not appear to overlap. T. xanthogramma has a dry western Victorian and SA distribition (i.e mallee country) which is borne out by the mapped distribution of this species on iNaturalist, the ALA and Bold Systems; whereas T. reserata has a distribution including SA, Victoria, NSW and the ACT. Also MoV clearly shows T. reserata has a dark uniform hindwing, whereas T. xanthogramma is much lighter in colour. There are over 60 images of T. reserata consistently showing this darker hindwing feature on the ALA, but appearing there on the Taxeotis sp. (genus) webpage identified as the T. reserata species individually (i,e not on a webpage for T, reserata only). This is no doubt because T. reserata is regarded as synonym of T. subvelaria (even though that species tends to have pointed forewing tips and different forewing markings). See AFD entries:
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Taxeotis_subvelaria
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/search/names?search=true&keyword=Panagra+reserata
Location information
- Coordinates 148.945185-35.313183
- Altitude 652.2m
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Oct 2020 03:23 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Taxeotis reserata Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Taxeotis reserata Scientific name
- A Geometer moth (Oenochrominae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1326.8m Recorded at altitude
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