Clania ignobilis
Faggot Case Moth at Sheldon, QLD
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| Clania ignobilis | ibaird | 11 Jul 2023 | |
| Clania ignobilis | donhe | 11 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 8 Jul 2023 |
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Clania ignobilis (Walker, 1869)
2 comments
10 Jul 2023
Don, this from Ethan Beaver:
“That looks like what is currently known as Clania ignobilis. That species has a cryptic east coast species which is genetically different from the rest of Australia, so may in future be referred by a different name. Either way, both populations of C. ignobilis are generally distinguished from lewinii by the absence of distinctive black and white longitudinal stripes on the thorax, additionally, ignobilis mainly has wings of one colour while in lewinii they are partially hyaline and have vague, alternating patterns that are almost variegated in appearance”
“That looks like what is currently known as Clania ignobilis. That species has a cryptic east coast species which is genetically different from the rest of Australia, so may in future be referred by a different name. Either way, both populations of C. ignobilis are generally distinguished from lewinii by the absence of distinctive black and white longitudinal stripes on the thorax, additionally, ignobilis mainly has wings of one colour while in lewinii they are partially hyaline and have vague, alternating patterns that are almost variegated in appearance”
10 Jul 2023
There is some striping, but no distinctive white complementary shoulder patch on the thorax either side. which also seems to be characteric of C. lewinni. There are several C. ignobolis with some striping present on the ALA which do look very similar to this specimen.
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
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- At least 1 Abundance
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Clania ignobilis Scientific name
- Faggot Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1051.56m Recorded at altitude
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