Idiodes apicata

Bracken Moth at Melba, ACT

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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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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
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
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Synonyms
Idiodes mitigata

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