A geometer moth at Wanniassa, ACT
Identification history
| Diatenes aglossoides | 20 Jan 2021 | donhe | ||
| Eccymatoge fulvida | 28 Dec 2020 | donhe | ||
| Eccymatoge fulvida | 28 Dec 2020 | JohnBundock |
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7 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
20 Jan 2021
I've come back to this several times but am still uncertain. While I can see pattern similarities with E. fulvida, the wings seem to be much narrower than for that species (see the iNat photos). It seems to have the shape of a Chloroclystis species, but I can't pattern match it to any of the locally known species (although there are plenty of other more obscure ones).
donhe
wrote:
20 Jan 2021
The apparent narrowness of the wing could be a foreshortening effect if the the plane of the surface was not normal to the direction of the camera.
donhe
wrote:
20 Jan 2021
A big discrepancy is the substantial pattern on, and scalloped margin of, the hindwings.
GlennCocking
wrote:
17 Jun 2021
Regarding my earlier comment about wing shape, it's a sex difference. CNM has two males and two females now.
ibaird
wrote:
17 Jun 2021
I am thinking there are strong similarities with Chrysolarentia plesia - especially the overall shape and scalloped hindwing and forewing margins- although the match of wing patterning not as convincing -although similar.
GlennCocking
wrote:
17 Jun 2021
Chrysolarentia plesia doesn't seem to have the submarginal white spots on both wings that seem consistent on E. fulvida
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093150-35.393520
- Altitude 640.9m
- Places Wanniassa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2020 10:00 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Eccymatoge fulvida Scientific name
- A geometer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 787m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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