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Sighting 4371354

Unplaced externaria

Mahogany Bark Moth at Melba, ACT

Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM
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Identification history

Unplaced externaria 22 Mar 2021 donhe
Unplaced externaria 22 Mar 2021 kasiaaus
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 14 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 12 Feb 2021 kasiaaus

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Approximately 5cm

7 comments

kasiaaus wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
Hatched - see sighting 4376746. Looks like an Unplaced externaria.
donhe wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
Excellent. Can you add the adult photo to this sighting? Do you have a photo of the pupa/cocoon? Can you find out the species of the She-oak it was on?
I copied a couple of your wonderful photos into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/externaria.html
I hope you approve, Don
kasiaaus wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
Thanks Don. I will add an adult photo to this sighting. No, I do not have the cocoon. It was burried in the sand and I did not want to disturb and/or damage it. Should I dig them up to look?
kasiaaus wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
I can show someone the tree but I have no idea how to identify the species of the Casuarina tree.
donhe wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
Any chance of digging the exuvia of this specimen?
Can you photograph the flowers and/or fruit, bark, foliage of that She Oak, and put it on CNM for identification?
kasiaaus wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
I'll try :-)
kasiaaus wrote:
   30 Mar 2021
The She Oak is Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana and I've added a photo of the exuvia to sighting 4376746 (the actual moth).

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Additional information

  • Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Unplaced externaria Scientific name
  • Mahogany Bark Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 699.3m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Tephrosia externaria Hypomecis externaria

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