Chlorocoma melocrossa
Cream-fringed Emerald at Forde, ACT
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| Chlorocoma melocrossa | GlennCocking | 2 Apr 2021 | |
| Chlorocoma (genus) | donhe | 16 Nov 2020 | |
| Chlorocoma (genus) | ibaird | 16 Nov 2020 | |
| Chlorocoma melocrossa | ibaird | 16 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light at night.
2 comments
16 Nov 2020
Using the Moths of Victoria key to Geometrinae (sub-family) it keys out to C. melacrossa i.e 'no red on costa'. However yellowish fringe to wings very reduced. No obvious red collar, pale intead. An imaage of C. assimilis 3/3 on the sipporting disc to MoV Part 4 looks quite similar.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.181267-35.210768
- Altitude 651.6m
- Maps Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2020 09:27 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chlorocoma melocrossa
Species information
- Chlorocoma melocrossa Scientific name
- Cream-fringed Emerald Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 718.2m Recorded at altitude
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