Diatenes aglossoides
An Erebid Moth at Aranda, ACT
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| Diatenes aglossoides | GlennCocking | 8 Feb 2021 | |
| Diatenes aglossoides | donhe | 7 Feb 2021 | |
| Diatenes aglossoides | KMcCue | 7 Feb 2021 |
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4 comments
7 Feb 2021
I think the wavy lines on the wings and the flat posture are characteristic of only species in Geometridae and Erebidae,
and of species in those families with those characteristics, only D. aglossoides has the pale spots along the forewing costa shown by this specimen.
and of species in those families with those characteristics, only D. aglossoides has the pale spots along the forewing costa shown by this specimen.
7 Feb 2021
For me the two large dark dots on the trailing edges of the wings (clearer on my photo) was the identifier. Shows how easy it is to be misled.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081833-35.258050
- Altitude 642.0m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2021 10:05 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diatenes aglossoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Diatenes aglossoides Scientific name
- An Erebid Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 786.7m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Setida quadrisignata
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