Chlorocoma (genus)
Emerald moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Chlorocoma (genus) | donhe | 10 Dec 2023 | |
| Chlorocoma (genus) | ibaird | 10 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 9 Dec 2023 |
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Attracted to UV light
2 comments
9 Dec 2023
I don't think so because this moth does not have a rounded hindwing termen-there is a slight point or process.
The wings are very plain and there are no different coloured outer margins to the forewings and hindwings. There is a dorsal abdoment stripe suggesting it is Chloroc0ma genus,
Using the Moths of Victoria (MoV key from part 4 Geomentrinae) I cannot assign it to a named species from that key. The disk at file 'spp' notes that there were several species that could not be identified by the MoV team to a named Chlorocoma species. On this basis I am calling it ;Chlocoma (genus)'. Three of these species are illustrated on the file 'spp'. this specimen looks most similar to the third speciemen shown but that moth has a rounded hindwing termen.
The wings are very plain and there are no different coloured outer margins to the forewings and hindwings. There is a dorsal abdoment stripe suggesting it is Chloroc0ma genus,
Using the Moths of Victoria (MoV key from part 4 Geomentrinae) I cannot assign it to a named species from that key. The disk at file 'spp' notes that there were several species that could not be identified by the MoV team to a named Chlorocoma species. On this basis I am calling it ;Chlocoma (genus)'. Three of these species are illustrated on the file 'spp'. this specimen looks most similar to the third speciemen shown but that moth has a rounded hindwing termen.
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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Species information
- Chlorocoma (genus) Scientific name
- Emerald moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 919.1m Recorded at altitude
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