Unplaced externaria

Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria) at Melba, ACT

Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 1 Dec 2018

Unplaced externaria at Melba, ACT - 1 Dec 2018

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Identification history

	Unplaced externaria	2 Jul 2021	donhe
	Unplaced externaria	2 Jul 2021	ibaird
	Boarmiini (tribe)	1 Jul 2021	ibaird
	Unidentified	1 Jul 2021	Bron

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

1 Jul 2021

See CNM sighting No. 4370647.

donhe wrote:

2 Jul 2021

Can you rule out both being an Idaea species near Idaea ferrilinea perhaps ?

GlennCocking wrote:

2 Jul 2021

They might be Tephrosia externaria males, or other nearby Boarmiini.

ibaird wrote:

2 Jul 2021

Yes I thinK Tephrosia/unplaced externaria is verly likely. both worn i think.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.052978 -35.208827
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
1 Dec 2018 01:16 PM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Unplaced externaria Scientific name
Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 654.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Tephrosia externaria Hypomecis externaria

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