Emerald moth at Russell, ACT
Identification history
| Chlorocoma (genus) | 26 Sep 2023 | donhe | ||
| Chlorocoma (genus) | 25 Sep 2023 | Hejor1 |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
These may be 2 separate species. Stripey is holding onto spotty. Spotty is a slightly different colour, a bit shorter and rounder, large obvious spots. Stripey is thinner, very clear 2 horns, more obvious bands and stripes.
1 MONTH UPDATE: stripe unfortunately didn’t make it, but spot seems ok. Updated pics.
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
26 Sep 2023
Interesting: hope you can rear them separately to see whether the adults are different species.
AaronClausen
wrote:
18 Nov 2023
HI @Hejor1 - could you please check and edit the location of this sighting.
donhe
wrote:
18 Nov 2023
I think the dark marks are locations of internal parasitoid larvae, probably from Tachinidae . Did a white grub emerge from Stripey before he died?
Please Login or Register to comment.
Nearby sightings
Location information
- Coordinates 149.149333-35.299501
- Places Russell, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2023 05:43 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
Additional information
- acacia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Chlorocoma (genus) Scientific name
- Emerald moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 919.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
