Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria) at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Unplaced externaria | 22 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unplaced externaria | 22 Mar 2021 | kasiaaus | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 14 Feb 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Feb 2021 | kasiaaus |
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Approximately 5cm
7 comments
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
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?
Can you photograph the flowers and/or fruit, bark, foliage of that She Oak, and put it on CNM for identification?
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).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050197-35.208640
- Altitude 622.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2021 03:51 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) kasiaaus
Additional information
- Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Unplaced externaria Scientific name
- Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Tephrosia externaria Hypomecis externaria
Record quality
- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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