Amelora mesocapna
A Geometer moth (Ennominae) at Paddys River, ACT
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| Amelora mesocapna | 5 Jun 2021 | donhe | ||
| Amelora mesocapna | 1 Jun 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 17 Mar 2021 | kasiaaus |
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3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
18 Mar 2021
I'm inclined to think this is a palely marked or worn Loweria platydesma. The shape of the trailing margin and the dots (7) along the forewing margin seem to correspond, there is a characteristic wide white band along the costa and the vague outline of the larger darker forewing patch can just be discerned and the trailing edge of it indicates it has the right shape.
PS Amelora mesocapna also looks very similar.
PS Amelora mesocapna also looks very similar.
GlennCocking
wrote:
1 Jun 2021
This and the other two records under this species are almost certainly Amelora mesocapna. I don't know how to separate the wing patterns, but as noted in comments on the other two records, L. platydesma is a western dry country species. If photographers can get a side closeup of the head, there is a strong difference in the frons: Amelora mesocapna is rounded and scaled whereas L. platydesma has a sharp spade like sclerotised projection.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.908322-35.459950
- Altitude 749.7m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2021 09:40 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Amelora mesocapna
Species information
- Amelora mesocapna Scientific name
- A Geometer moth (Ennominae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 749.7m to 791.4m Recorded at altitude
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