Pasiphilodes testulata
Pome looper at Wamboin, NSW
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| Pasiphilodes testulata | donhe | 24 May 2025 | |
| Pasiphilodes testulata | WendyEM | 1 May 2025 | |
| Chloroclystis filata | ibaird | 22 Apr 2022 | |
| Unverified | natureguy | 22 Apr 2022 |
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The same individual moth, which was initially perched on a flyscreen, making the wings appear translucent. It flew off onto a piece of timber where more photos were taken showing the patterning clearly.
1 comment
23 May 2025
For notes identifying features separating Chloroclystis filata, and Chloroclystis pallidiplaga/Pasiiphodes testulata see pp. 196-7 of 'Moths in the ACT' (Cocking et al (2022). ie.: "C. filata 'is very common and can be recognised by the dark patch inside the apex of the forewing, and in some specimens there is also a white patch extending inwards from near the inner margin (see arrows on photos p. 196). Chloroclystis pallidiplaga (or Pasidiphilodes [Chloroclystis] testulata, a very similar species) usually has two distinctive white patches on the forewing in different positions from the white patch that can occur on C, filata." (These different white patch positions are illustrated on pp. 196 and 197 for the two different species).
On this basis I suggest this sighting is C. filata not P. testulata.
On this basis I suggest this sighting is C. filata not P. testulata.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.273426-35.262722
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2021 07:09 PM Recorded on
- natureguy Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
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Species information
- Pasiphilodes testulata Scientific name
- Pome looper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1088.2m Recorded at altitude
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