Ectropis (genus)

An engrailed moth at Macquarie, ACT

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Identification history

Ectropis (genus)	4 Nov 2024	donhe
Ectropis (genus)	4 Nov 2024	ibaird
Ectropis excursaria	4 Nov 2024	WendyEM
Unverified	4 Nov 2024	JohnGiacon

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DianneClarke wrote:

5 Nov 2024

Why isn't this Ectropis excursaria?

donhe wrote:

5 Nov 2024

In this photo: the forewings are covering the marginal ends of the prominent hindwing line. This end is stepped in E. excursaria and smooth in E. bispinaria, and this is the only simple visible difference between these two specie, so we cannot tell which it is.

DianneClarke wrote:

5 Nov 2024

Thanks for the explanation Don.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074232 -35.252948
Places Macquarie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 Nov 2024 09:36 AM Recorded on
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JohnGiacon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Ectropis (genus) Scientific name
An engrailed moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 819.15m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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Ectropis (genus)

An engrailed moth at Macquarie, ACT

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