Ectropis excursaria
Common Bark Moth at Franklin, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Ectropis excursaria | WendyEM | 17 Jul 2026 | |
| Ectropis excursaria | ibaird | 17 Oct 2025 | |
| Ectropis (genus) immature | donhe | 19 Sep 2025 | |
| Ectropis (genus) immature | ibaird | 19 Sep 2025 | |
| Ennominae (subfamily) | ibaird | 19 Sep 2025 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | chriselidie | 19 Sep 2025 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Eating leaves of plant, not flowers. Adult moth shown in sighting 4703752.
1 comment
17 Oct 2025
This turned out to be Ectropis excursaria - see adult moth in sighting 4703752.
Location information
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Geraldton Wax Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ectropis excursaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ectropis excursaria Scientific name
- Common Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 912.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
-
Synonyms
Tephrosia exportaria
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Description
- Additional attributes
- GPS evidence of location