Tasmanian Cutworm at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Dasygaster padockina | 11 Feb 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Dasygaster padockina | 11 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Cirphis (genus) | 10 Feb 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Noctuidae (family) | 10 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 9 Feb 2021 | kasiaaus |
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3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
10 Feb 2021
Thought this may be Diarsia intermixta because of the colours of the hindwing which apparently matches, but I was hard pressed to match the forewing pattern when looking at the detailed guide to the forewing pattern that species provided by the MoV supporting disc to Part 9. Thought maybe Cirphis ebriosa (LBH, MoV and ALA) but detail of head and forewing ( white dots at forewing margin, thin white line at costa) didnt match. Noticed iNaturalist regards C. ebriosa as a defunct taxon, preferring Leucania ebriosa. On MoV struck with the similarity of some photos of D, padockina but I didn't think the hindwing matched. Noticed MoV recognise species Cirphis sp. (1&2) which looked very similar, expecially the second third photos on the page Cirphis sp.1 &2 (1/2). MoV say DNA analysis has established there are probably two Cirphis spp. the lowland C. ebriosa and the highland one, i.e in Victoria and presumably NSW too.) Page 2/2 gives on MoV gives a detailed guide to ID. The indicated dark spots along the costa seem to be present in this spcimen. Nevertheless my ID may be open to question.
GlennCocking
wrote:
11 Feb 2021
Two features make it clear that this is a Dasygaster. Cirphis have a white costa that Dasygaster does not. The "circular" reniform and orbicular marks that don't show in the first photo but are visible in photos 2 and 5 are typical Dasygaster. Cirphis has a reniform, but it is more an arc with a white tip at the inside end that is prominent when looking at Cirphis with the naked eye. I can match this specimen quite precisely to some Dasygaster paddockina, but the boundary between this and other Dasygaster described and undescribed species is not clear and CNM may have more than one species under that name.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050242-35.208610
- Altitude 589.5m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2021 12:12 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dasygaster padockina Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Dasygaster padockina Scientific name
- Tasmanian Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 869m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Mamestra confundens
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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