Ectropis (genus)

An engrailed moth at Macquarie, ACT

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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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