Dichromodes estigmaria

Pale Grey Heath Moth at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

Dichromodes estigmaria	14 Dec 2020	GlennCocking
Dichromodes estigmaria	12 Dec 2020	donhe
Dichromodes estigmaria	12 Dec 2020	ibaird
Taxeotis intextata	9 Dec 2020	donhe
Unidentified	9 Dec 2020	trevorpreston

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4 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

12 Dec 2020

I don't think this is T. intextata, and haven't found it yet in Taxeotis, Nearcha, Dichromodes or Epidesmia. We probably need to think more widely.

GlennCocking wrote:

14 Dec 2020

Dichromodes estigmaria has three dark spots on the costa and there is a line running across the fw from each of them. This photo has those features, except that I haven't previously seen a specimen in which they are so prominent, especially the outer line. The double dark mark that is present in the middle of the second line in most D. estgimaria is present here.

ibaird wrote:

14 Dec 2020

I don't know why the CNM system sometimes apparently does not allow another moderaror to confirm my suggestions. Perhaps I'm too impatient to open a new window before the system fully implements my suggestion.

GlennCocking wrote:

15 Dec 2020

I've now seen female D. estigmaria specimens that show the outer line of spots, but it is unusually prominent in this specimen.

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1 Abundance
9 Dec 2020 04:29 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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Small shrubs Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Dichromodes estigmaria Scientific name
Pale Grey Heath Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 820.7m Recorded at altitude
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