Pasiphilodes testulata

Pome looper at Wamboin, NSW

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Identification history

Pasiphilodes testulata	24 May 2025	donhe
Pasiphilodes testulata	1 May 2025	WendyEM
Chloroclystis filata	22 Apr 2022	ibaird
Unverified	22 Apr 2022	natureguy

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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.

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ibaird wrote:

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.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.273426 -35.262722
Places Wamboin, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
7 Dec 2021 07:09 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

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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