Idiodes apicata
Bracken Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Idiodes apicata | donhe | 2 Mar 2021 | |
| Idiodes apicata | ibaird | 2 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 2 Mar 2021 |
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2 comments
2 Mar 2021
Idiodes siculoides is supposed to have a white band on its head which I can't see in this specimen. I don't, however, have any other suggestion.
2 Mar 2021
Well spotted! I presume you mean the white band beteeen the base of the antennae. If this is diasgnostic, I therefore suggest this specimen may more likely be Idiodes apicata. Both species are quite variable, but examples of S. apicata on the ALA include specimens very similar to this one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049992-35.208648
- Altitude 444.9m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2021 12:29 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Idiodes apicata
Species information
- Idiodes apicata Scientific name
- Bracken Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 933.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Idiodes mitigata
Record quality
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