Grey Patch Bark Moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Scioglyptis chionomera | 5 Nov 2021 | donhe | ||
| Scioglyptis chionomera | 4 Nov 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Scioglyptis loxographa | 4 Nov 2021 | jb2602 |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
5 Nov 2021
The lines do not look dense enough to me to be S. chionomera. Is there some diagnostic marking for distinguishing these species?
ibaird
wrote:
5 Nov 2021
Moths of Victoria (Part 7 supporting disc) provides an illustrated guide with arrows to distiguishig S. chionomera from S. loxographa (page 3/3 for S. chionomera). In both species the lines are less dense in the females. I am assuming this a female because the male have strongly branched attennae. The distiguishing marks given for S. chiomomera are: speckling present; A. obscure grey patch forward of the mid forewing (just visible, I think); and B. dark spot on the outer hindwing main line. These are absent in S. loxographa (see CNM example).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152027-35.259141
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2021 11:18 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Scioglyptis chionomera Scientific name
- Grey Patch Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 884.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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