Idiodes apicata

Bracken Moth at Melba, ACT

Idiodes apicata at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 12:29 AM
Idiodes apicata at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 12:29 AM
Idiodes apicata at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 12:29 AM
Idiodes apicata at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 12:29 AM
Idiodes apicata at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 12:29 AM
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Identification history

Idiodes apicata 2 Mar 2021 donhe
Idiodes apicata 2 Mar 2021 ibaird
Unverified 2 Mar 2021 kasiaaus

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2 comments

kasiaaus wrote:
   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.
ibaird wrote:
   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.

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Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Idiodes mitigata

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