An engrailed moth at Macquarie, ACT
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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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.
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 Ectropis (genus) 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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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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