Australian Cranberry Moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Poecilasthena pulchraria | 4 Jan 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Poecilasthena pulchraria | 4 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Poecilasthena thalassias | 4 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 3 Jan 2022 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
4 Jan 2022
Not sure its P. thalassis due to lack of characteristic banding in the wing pattern.
ibaird
wrote:
4 Jan 2022
Agreed, The forewing single spot is roughly in the right place given the angle. The strange coluration is likely due to the dominant pink background.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050242-35.208558
- Altitude 603.7m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2021 11:55 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Poecilasthena pulchraria Scientific name
- Australian Cranberry Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1172.9m Recorded at altitude
- 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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