Chlorocoma melocrossa
Cream-fringed Emerald at Melba, ACT
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| Chlorocoma melocrossa | donhe | 19 Nov 2020 | |
| Chlorocoma melocrossa | ibaird | 18 Nov 2020 | |
| Chlorocoma dichloraria | kasiaaus | 18 Nov 2020 |
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3 comments
19 Nov 2020
Moths oF Vicroria's supporting disc to Part 4 provides an eight page illustrated visual 'key' to the Geometrinae. Page 5 of that key deals with moths with simple or plain forewing with a hindwing of the same colour; all Chlorocoma spp. There are three Chlorocoma species illustrated on that page with 'yellow on fringe'. C. carenaria shows 'veins pale colured'; C. melacrossa has 'no red on costa'; C. assimilis shows: 'very plain wings, fringe yellow only'. There is further illustrated detail elswhere decribing the detail of the head colours for C. melacrossa which I think conforms with this specimen.
2 Apr 2021
I believe C, melocrossa has a plain yellow fringe all round, not just on the fw costa, (except for a touch of read at the fw base and/or apex). I think the red outside to the fringe other than on the costa makes it closer to C. dichloria.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050017-35.208697
- Altitude 547.4m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2020 12:15 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chlorocoma melocrossa Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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