1 Can you identify this sighting?
Identification history
| Ectropis (genus) | 13 Sep 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Ectropis excursaria | 27 Aug 2024 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 25 Aug 2024 | LisaH |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
13 Sep 2024
I think there are detailed markings suggesting this moth is Ectropis bhurmitra (eg. thorax and abdoment markings including 'double' spets etc.), see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=124225&view=species
The moth lacks two features which would clearly identify it as E. excursaria: 1. a major kink in a prominent forewing mainline, and 2. a clear 'step' in an outer hindwing main line.
There are NSW records of this species, as far south ar Mt Kembla. NSW.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=124225&view=species
The moth lacks two features which would clearly identify it as E. excursaria: 1. a major kink in a prominent forewing mainline, and 2. a clear 'step' in an outer hindwing main line.
There are NSW records of this species, as far south ar Mt Kembla. NSW.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
-
Collections
LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes