Chloroclystis filata
Filata Moth, Australian Pug Moth at Hughes, ACT
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| Chloroclystis filata | donhe | 2 May 2025 | |
| Chloroclystis filata | ibaird | 2 May 2025 | |
| Pasiphilodes testulata | ibaird | 16 Oct 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 16 Oct 2023 |
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I was sad to find that, after being alive in the morning, this exquisite creature had died by the time I came to photograph it properly, a few hours later. My sincere apologies if photos don't enable IDing
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2 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).
Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
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- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chloroclystis filata Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chloroclystis filata Scientific name
- Filata Moth, Australian Pug Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 823.8m Recorded at altitude
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