A Looper Moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Cleora (genus) | 30 Jan 2022 | kasiaaus | ||
| Cleora (genus) | 29 Jan 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Cleora displicata | 29 Jan 2022 | kasiaaus |
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4 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
29 Jan 2022
I'm not sure about this ID. I think it is a Cleora but I can't quite tell them apart.
ibaird
wrote:
29 Jan 2022
Yes, I'm not sure as to our preferred approach either. Moths of Victoria (Part 7) give detailed guidelines, however they are not conclusive as regards the commonly used Cleora species. For example their Cleora displicata aligns with their 'Cleora sp.(2)'.
donhe
wrote:
30 Jan 2022
Can you rule out Larentiinae like Chloroclystis filata and Pasiphilodes testulata ?
ibaird
wrote:
30 Jan 2022
Yes the hindwing marking are not right for those species, and we already have other identified sightings which correlate with this one being Cleora (genus). See CNM Sighting No 4421403. The shape of specific markings on the forewing near the base as used by NoV to separate the species in their detailed notes for identification are indistinct in this specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050015-35.209397
- Altitude 784.3m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2021 11:51 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Cleora (genus) Scientific name
- A Looper Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 784.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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