Amelora anepiscepta

Reddish Cape-moth (Ennominae) at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Amelora anepiscepta	5 Apr 2023	donhe
	Amelora anepiscepta	3 Apr 2023	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).

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ibaird wrote:

3 Apr 2023

Looking at the detailed guidelines for distinguishing Furcatrox (genus) species and Amelora anepiscepta in particular, provided on the supporting disc for Moths of Victoria (Part 5), it is difficult to distinguish A. anepiscepta from Furcatrox cf paracus because both species show a moderate degree projection of the forewing termen distinguishing them from other Furcatrox species. While the ALA shows F, paracus sightings on the mainland, Moths of Victoria is tentative in saying F. paracus is a mainland species because the type specimens are predominantlyTasmanian. Nevertheless they say A. anespiscepta may prove to be a Furcatrox (genus) species with further work.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113342 -35.259565
Altitude 592.7m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Mar 2023 09:10 PM Recorded on
ibaird Recorded by
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ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Male Gender

Species information

Amelora anepiscepta Scientific name
Reddish Cape-moth (Ennominae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 592.7m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania