An engrailed moth at McKellar, ACT
Identification history
| Ectropis (genus) | 23 May 2022 | GlennCocking | ||
| Ectropis (genus) | 20 Mar 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Mar 2022 | Amata |
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User's notes
See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4425221 for the caterpillar. After taking photos, escaped.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
20 Mar 2022
Sadly: hindwings too obscured for me to judge whether this is E. bispinaria or E. excursaria.
ibaird
wrote:
20 Mar 2022
Not sure about this moth. It seems the adult wings are not yet fully extended and hardened.
Location information
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Mar 2022 09:02 PM Recorded on
- Amata Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Amata Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Ectropis (genus) Scientific name
- An engrailed moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.15m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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