A Forester Moth at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Pollanisus (genus) | 17 Dec 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Pollanisus (genus) | 16 Dec 2018 | donhe | ||
| Pollanisus viridipulverulenta | 25 Nov 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Pollanisus viridipulverulenta | 25 Nov 2017 | MatthewFrawley |
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4 comments
silverseastarsong
wrote:
17 Dec 2018
How is Pollanisus apicalis ruled out? I think that species is just as common in ACT.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
17 Dec 2018
What diagnostic features can I look for in future when photographing these small shiny green moths to possibly identify to species?
ibaird
wrote:
17 Dec 2018
Identification to species in this genus is not as straightforward as one might expect if its just based on a digital image. There are different possibilities for similar looking images. See the discussion that took place for Sighting No 3870024: Pollanisis sp. (genus),
silverseastarsong
wrote:
17 Dec 2018
If this is being pushed back to genus then all of them under Pollanisus v-p should follow. Apparently they can be distinguished from the hindwing but I have no idea of the details. However the only way to photograph the hindwing clearly on a moth that does not spread its wings is to have a specimen pinned, or dead, that can be spread manually in hand.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066929-35.371108
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Nov 2017 11:19 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- Pultenaea procumbens Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Pollanisus (genus) Scientific name
- A Forester Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1429.73m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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
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