Scioglyptis (genus)
1 Bark Moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Euphronarcha luxaria | WendyEM | 7 Sep 2026 | |
| Scioglyptis (genus) | ibaird | 23 May 2022 | |
| Scioglyptis (genus) | donhe | 23 May 2022 | |
| Scioglyptis lyciaria | GlennCocking | 23 May 2022 | |
| Scioglyptis loxographa | ibaird | 25 Mar 2022 |
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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).
9 comments
23 May 2022
I think it's a worn S. lyciaria. See photos of both females in Moths in ACT
23 May 2022
I've looked at the photos in Moths in Act as I did originally and I'd still plump for S. loxographa female due to the shape of the forewing main line. Have you other criteria you'd point too?
8 Sep 2026
I note that today 8/9/2026 iNaturalist's AI algorithm persists in suggesting S. loxograha as its preferred identification for this sighting,
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/425351-Scioglyptis-loxographa?photo_id=1441413
I do not see the outer hindwing pattern I would expect to see for E. luxaria.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/425351-Scioglyptis-loxographa?photo_id=1441413
I do not see the outer hindwing pattern I would expect to see for E. luxaria.
8 Sep 2026
Sometimes I think iNaturalist's AI is correct, sometimes not. More generally, it also depends on the question you ask!
8 Sep 2026
I know. The trouble is that you basically have to know the answer before asking it. MOST users do not know this, so AI gets away with BS-ing them.
some extreme e.g. (human) everyone hates me so I think I should kill myself -(A.I.) You are a very intelligent person, that seems like a very good idea etc etc Let me give you some ideas for methods....
iNat AI is pretty good. I do however find it annoying being told my Victorian moth is a choice of sp. only found in U.S.A.. iNat has a much bigger data set than NM A.I. to work with. NM AI needs to be able to say I don't know instead of posting totally implausible IDs. I can see no explanation for some of the recent NM AI suggestions. It used to only hop in after a certain number of verified species was reached. If this is still happening maybe this needs to rise.
some extreme e.g. (human) everyone hates me so I think I should kill myself -(A.I.) You are a very intelligent person, that seems like a very good idea etc etc Let me give you some ideas for methods....
iNat AI is pretty good. I do however find it annoying being told my Victorian moth is a choice of sp. only found in U.S.A.. iNat has a much bigger data set than NM A.I. to work with. NM AI needs to be able to say I don't know instead of posting totally implausible IDs. I can see no explanation for some of the recent NM AI suggestions. It used to only hop in after a certain number of verified species was reached. If this is still happening maybe this needs to rise.
8 Sep 2026
I also wonder if NM AI takes into account moderators changing IDs? i'e' does it reprocess if its data set changes?
9 Sep 2026
Fair comment. I would expect AI would only take account of scientific nomenclature changes, not particular experts.
I would like iNat's AI to only give me results for Australia. Do you know whether that can be done?
I would like iNat's AI to only give me results for Australia. Do you know whether that can be done?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113953-35.259648
- Altitude 609.6m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2022 10:16 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- ibaird NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Scioglyptis (genus)
Species information
- Scioglyptis (genus) Scientific name
- Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 609.6m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species