An Emerald moth (Geometrinae at Rocky Creek, NSW
Identification history
| Chlorocoma pediobates | 15 Sep 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Chlorocoma pediobates | 15 Sep 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Comostolopsis germana | 20 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Cenochlora quieta | 10 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 9 Jun 2025 | PJH123 |
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User's notes
Geometrinae
The yellow tinge will be false colour from the light. However I suspect the costa may be yellow
8 comments
ibaird
wrote:
9 Jun 2025
Cenochlora quieta?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/555503-Cenochlora-quieta/browse_photos
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/555503-Cenochlora-quieta/browse_photos
PJH123
wrote:
10 Jun 2025
Cenochlora quieta seems correct, there is a hint of what was described as “Abdomen light blue-green, with white on posterior segments”. In most images the white shows up as dots.
WendyEM
wrote:
18 Jun 2025
Cenochlora quieta could be a good match except that this moth has a reasonably intact fringe on both the fore and hindwings but lacks the brown dashes along the termen seen on most specimens.
ibaird
wrote:
20 Jun 2025
Three of the five specimens of C. quieta below don't show the brown dashes on the termen.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=149297
On iNaturalist the specimens with clear black dots on fore and hinwings seem to show the dashes, those without prominent dots apprently do not. Sexual dimorphism perhaps?
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=149297
On iNaturalist the specimens with clear black dots on fore and hinwings seem to show the dashes, those without prominent dots apprently do not. Sexual dimorphism perhaps?
ibaird
wrote:
20 Jun 2025
C. halcyone does not seem to have the slightly two-toned forewing pattern which is evident here and it other C. quieta specim,ens I see online.
WendyEM
wrote:
15 Sep 2025
Chlorocoma pediobates
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICS1456-11
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICS1456-11
ibaird
wrote:
15 Sep 2025
Yes, well spotted Wendy. The two wavy lines across the forewing are very clear in this specimen and match those on other examples of this species online. A first sighting of this seldom photographed species on NatureMapr which apparently has an inland distribution,
Location information
- Coordinates 150.085061-30.134783
- Places Rocky Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2009 08:03 PM Recorded on
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PJH123 NatureMapr New England Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Chlorocoma pediobates Featured
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Chlorocoma pediobates Scientific name
- An Emerald moth (Geometrinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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