Amelora (genus)
Nacophorini (Ennominae) at O'Connor, ACT
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| Amelora (genus) | donhe | 9 Mar 2022 | |
| Amelora (genus) | ibaird | 8 Mar 2022 |
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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).
1 comment
8 Mar 2022
I am suggesting Amelora (genus) for the following reasons. The forewing pattern (plain with fine scattering of brown and black dots) does not seem to match any patterns of the named Amelora species I can see online. There is only a diffuse sugestion of brownish discal spot. The moth has wavy forewing and hindwing margins similar to the named Furcatrox sp. but it lacks the fine patterned ochreous marginalong the costa those species have, The moth is overall lighter in colour than Furcatrox spp. and appears to have lighter coloured hindwings which which is consistent with Amelora spp. Looking at the species described on the Moths of Victoria Part 5 supporting disc I think this moth is most similar to that named as ''Ámelora sp.(7)' there. That moth also has the wavy and forewing and hindwing margins this specimen also has.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113342-35.259557
- Altitude 592.9m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2022 09:06 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amelora (genus) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Amelora (genus) Scientific name
- Nacophorini (Ennominae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1264.44m Recorded at altitude
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