Casbia (genus)

A Geometer moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Casbia (genus)	21 May 2020	donhe
Casbia (genus)	20 May 2020	GlennCocking
Casbia rectaria	19 May 2020	jb2602

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looks like Casbia rectaria as reported https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/355225-Casbia-rectaria/browse_photos

2 comments

donhe wrote:

20 May 2020

The furthest south sighting of Casbia rectaria that I could find was Sydney.
Canberra is a bit of a strain.
The markings on this specimen (4260161) are rather vaguer than on most of the published photos of C. rectaria, and look to me more like C. farinalis.
Conversely, I think that some previous sightings that we identified as C. farinalis had more well defined markings, and actually look more like C. rectaria.
It's a worry.

GlennCocking wrote:

20 May 2020

Yes, i think all CNM Casbia need a recheck

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152004 -35.259204
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 May 2020 08:56 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Casbia (genus) Scientific name
A Geometer moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 900m Recorded at altitude
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