Chlorocoma assimilis

Golden-fringed Emerald Moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Chlorocoma assimilis	21 Sep 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Chlorocoma assimilis	6 Sep 2024	ibaird
Geometrinae (subfamily)	5 Sep 2024	DianneClarke
Unverified	5 Sep 2024	ConBoekel

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User's notes

Occasionally I am rewarded with a Wow moment. The translucent wings here do a remarkable job of helping camouflage the moth. I saw this one flying before it landed on a particularly windy day and it seemed to be a recent hatch.

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ibaird wrote:

6 Sep 2024

Plain green forewings, touch of red at base on costa, yellow only wing margins.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110413 -35.248425
Altitude 643.5m
Maps Bruce Ridge
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 Sep 2024 12:49 PM Recorded on
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Chlorocoma assimilis Scientific name
Golden-fringed Emerald Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 643.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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