Lymantriinae, Erebidae at NAS100: STEP Dam Lot 100
Identification history
| Acyphas (genus) | 25 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Acyphas (genus) | 25 Nov 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Acyphas chionitis | 25 Nov 2023 | galah681 | ||
| Euproctis melanosoma | 24 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Tipanaea patulella | 23 Nov 2023 | galah681 |
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5 comments
donhe
wrote:
23 Nov 2023
Too small for T. patulella. Are you sure length not 2+ cms. Looks like an Euproctis species.
galah681
wrote:
23 Nov 2023
I might have underestimated the size as I was doing it from memory. Callistemon sieberi has leaves that are 2-5cm long according to Plantnet so maybe the moth was 2.5 cm long, but it was quite small and about twice the size of one I saw last week.
ibaird
wrote:
25 Nov 2023
Given the uncertanty re size I'm not sure we should identify a new species for CNM simply on presumed size alone without other supporting evidence. Could easily be Acyphas (genus) in my opinion, but again distinguishing species can be difficult without supporting information.
galah681
wrote:
5 Dec 2023
I have measured the leaves of the callistemon and they are all about 2 cm long which means that the moth is also about 2cm long.
donhe
wrote:
5 Dec 2023
So with wings out it would have a wingspan of about 4 cms. Wingspan of Acyphas chionitis female is listed as 3.5 cms, so I think it is within variations due to genetics and nutrition of an Acyphas.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066138-35.284659
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2023 11:30 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- Callisteman sieberi Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Acyphas (genus) Scientific name
- Lymantriinae, Erebidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 524.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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