Chlorocoma assimilis
Golden-fringed Emerald Moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Chlorocoma assimilis | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Sep 2024 | |
| Chlorocoma assimilis | ibaird | 6 Sep 2024 | |
| Geometrinae (subfamily) | DianneClarke | 5 Sep 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 5 Sep 2024 |
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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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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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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chlorocoma assimilis Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chlorocoma assimilis Scientific name
- Golden-fringed Emerald Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 796.16m Recorded at altitude
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