Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Elesma undescribed species | 29 May 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Elesma undescribed species | 28 May 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Capusa (genus) | 20 Apr 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Apr 2021 | Bron |
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5 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
28 May 2021
The white head and the sparse black on the hindwing do not match Capusa, and the forewing pattern also differs.
ibaird
wrote:
28 May 2021
Could this be Elesma genus or even Elesma subglauca? Looks similar to some images here:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ed2e4364-04d0-4ef5-826d-ae1df1389dcd#gallery .
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ed2e4364-04d0-4ef5-826d-ae1df1389dcd#gallery .
donhe
wrote:
28 May 2021
The absence of circles is against Elesma. I think the blurry dark forewing patch looks more like Aquita plagiochyta.
ibaird
wrote:
28 May 2021
At least two of the photos marked simply 'Elesma' on ALA I think look close to this moth and they lack the black circles which seem to be present in E. subglauca. I agree A. plagiochyta also looks similar but seems to me to be brownish-grey overall rather than grey as in this moth, There seems to be stronger black markings in A. plagiochyta too, There is a prominent whitish blotch which is present in this moth and also the photos marked Elesma'on the ALA. On that basis I'll suggest 'Elesma undescribed species) (from the existing CNM taxonomy), but of course I may be in error.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052978-35.208827
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2021 04:18 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Elesma undescribed species Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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