Unknown Wood Moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Endoxyla (genus) | 15 Jan 2024 | donhe | ||
| Endoxyla (genus) | 15 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Endoxyla nubila | 15 Jan 2024 | jb2602 |
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4 comments
jb2602
wrote:
15 Jan 2024
Endoxyla nubila seems to have the same V mark, and is a fairly uniform grey colour. Do Cossid moths turn up their tail in this manner?
ibaird
wrote:
15 Jan 2024
I am not aware that Cossid moths, particularly, turn up their abdomens in this manner, but many moth species can do this, I suggest.
Your photos appear to be of a very dark, almost chocolate brown moth (not grey). Is that a feature of the photograhy in this case? If the moth is actually uniformly grey as you suggest that would suggest E. nubila, but E. aconteucha (with a similar V mark) is another possibility. However, I have not found a good match for your specimen online. I can''t really see any fine detail which would suggest to me its either E. nubila or E. aconteucha.
Your photos appear to be of a very dark, almost chocolate brown moth (not grey). Is that a feature of the photograhy in this case? If the moth is actually uniformly grey as you suggest that would suggest E. nubila, but E. aconteucha (with a similar V mark) is another possibility. However, I have not found a good match for your specimen online. I can''t really see any fine detail which would suggest to me its either E. nubila or E. aconteucha.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152052-35.259257
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2024 10:51 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Endoxyla (genus) Wood moths (Cossidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Endoxyla (genus) Scientific name
- Unknown Wood Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702.81m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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