Reddish Cape-moth at O'Connor, ACT
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.
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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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Species information
- Amelora anepiscepta Scientific name
- Reddish Cape-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 592.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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