Pome looper at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Pasiphilodes testulata | 23 May 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Pasiphilodes testulata | 1 May 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Chloroclystis filata | 18 Nov 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 18 Nov 2020 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
1 May 2025
I am unclear what the diagnostic differences are between C. filata and P. testulata. ?
ibaird
wrote:
23 May 2025
For notes identifying features separating Chloroclystis filata, and Chloroclystis pallidiplaga/Pasiiphodes testulata see pp. 196-7 of 'Moths in the ACT' (Cocking et al (2022). ie.: "C. filata 'is very common and can be recognised by the dark patch inside the apex of the forewing, and in some specimens there is also a white patch extending inwards from near the inner margin (see arrows on photos p. 196). Chloroclystis pallidiplaga (or Pasidiphilodes [Chloroclystis] testulata, a very similar species) usually has two distinctive white patches on the forewing in different positions from the white patch that can occur on C, filata." (These different white patch positions are illustrated on pp. 196 and 197 for the two different species).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050148-35.208560
- Altitude 567.5m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2020 12:29 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Pasiphilodes testulata Scientific name
- Pome looper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1088.2m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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