Scopula perlata
Cream Wave at O'Connor, ACT
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| Scopula perlata | GlennCocking | 28 Jan 2021 | |
| Scopula perlata | ibaird | 28 Jan 2021 |
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Atrracted to house lights (15 Fairfax Street O'Connor).
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28 Jan 2021
According to Moths of Victoria (Part 3) there is a similar looking but un-named Scopula sp ('Scopula sp.(2)') which is larger and has pinkish rather than brown wing markings and occurs in alpine areas of Victoria and NSW.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113207-35.259552
- Altitude 594.6m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2021 11:17 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scopula perlata
Species information
- Scopula perlata Scientific name
- Cream Wave Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 677m Recorded at altitude
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