Epidesmia chilonaria
Golden-winged Epidesmia at Black Range, NSW
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| Epidesmia chilonaria | GlennCocking | 27 Oct 2020 | |
| Epidesmia chilonaria | StephH | 21 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
This moth, which I followed through the forest, had beautiful bronze patches on its hindwings, not visible in these photos. About 40 mm wingtip to wingtip. A guess at species.
1 comment
27 Oct 2020
Definitely Epidesmia, and chilonaria is the one with the orange/bronze hindwings.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.849450-36.730585
- Places Black Range, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2020 02:17 PM Recorded on
- StephH Recorded by
Collections
- StephH South Coast NatureMapr Epidesmia chilonaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Epidesmia chilonaria Scientific name
- Golden-winged Epidesmia Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1211.5m Recorded at altitude
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