Chlorocoma pediobates
An Emerald moth (Geometrinae at Rocky Creek, NSW
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| Chlorocoma pediobates | ibaird | 15 Sep 2025 | |
| Chlorocoma pediobates | WendyEM | 15 Sep 2025 | |
| Comostolopsis germana | donhe | 20 Jun 2025 | |
| Cenochlora quieta | donhe | 10 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 9 Jun 2025 |
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Geometrinae
The yellow tinge will be false colour from the light. However I suspect the costa may be yellow
8 comments
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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
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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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Chlorocoma pediobates Scientific name
- An Emerald moth (Geometrinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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