Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Pholodes sinistraria | 2 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Pholodes sinistraria | 2 Jan 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Melanodes anthracitaria | 5 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Melanodes anthracitaria | 5 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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1 comment
DianneClarke
wrote:
2 Jan 2024
Patterns and antennae look more like Pholodes sinistraria to me. I have been seeing upwards of 20 male Melanodes anthracitaria on recent nights and none have had those shape antennae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029515-35.238201
- Altitude 592.7m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2023 04:54 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Pholodes sinistraria Scientific name
- Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2928.7m Recorded at altitude
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