Fuscous Crest-moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Paralaea ochrosoma | 26 May 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Paralaea ochrosoma | 26 May 2020 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
jb2602
wrote:
26 May 2020
Does "fuscous crest" imply a darker coloured crest than the other Paralaea sp?
ibaird
wrote:
26 May 2020
I don't think so. Fuscous means grey or darker, I think and 'Crest-moth' is a literally a generic term for crested moths including Paralaea genus.
jb2602
wrote:
26 May 2020
White abdomen; Dark band along end of hindwing, rest white with speckles esp along costa; Female - filament antennae, no projections; End wing scalloping obvious, not as pronounced as P. porphyrinaria, more so than P. sarcodes; Uniform dark grey upper, veins same colour, no striations; Crest - uniform dark grey colour.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151918-35.259134
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 May 2020 09:38 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Paralaea ochrosoma Scientific name
- Fuscous Crest-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 594.24m Recorded at altitude
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