Chloroclystis filata

Filata Moth, Australian Pug Moth at Harrison, ACT

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Identification history

Chloroclystis filata	30 Apr 2025	donhe
Chloroclystis filata	30 Apr 2025	WendyEM
Xanthorhoe anaspila	30 Apr 2025	DPRees125

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4 comments

DPRees125 wrote:

1 May 2025

thank you all for that

ibaird wrote:

1 May 2025

The shape of the hindwing outer margin helps identify C. filata.

DPRees125 wrote:

2 May 2025

noted, thanks

ibaird wrote:

2 May 2025

Better still, see the identification notes reproduced at Sighting No. 4517837 cited from 'Moths in the ACT' (Cocling et al 2022), pp.196-7.

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Location information

Places Harrison, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
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Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Chloroclystis filata Scientific name
Filata Moth, Australian Pug Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 823.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania