Cleora displicata
A Cleora Bark Moth (Boarmiini at Sheldon, QLD
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| Cleora displicata | donhe | 16 Jul 2023 | |
| Cleora displicata | ibaird | 16 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 16 Jul 2023 |
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Cleora goldfinchi ?
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16 Jul 2023
Identifying some Cleora spp I find is difficult. Moths of Victoria (Part 7) have outlined in detail their difficulty in assigning accepted species names to Cleora spp. see particularly their suporting disc for Cleora genus , files enttiltled 'Cleora'. 'Cleora(2)' and 'Cleora(3)'. Looking at their visual key I think this moth most corresponds with their 'Cleora (sp.2)' which they say roughly corresponds with C. displicata -also the most commonly assigned name here in Canberra. Features of similarility I identify (refer 'Cleora(2)" are: forewing line scalloped, discal spot oval; hindwing line scalloped, dip in centre, discal spot rounded. Also, the pale fringe at the junction between the thorax and abdomen for C. displicata seems to be present here. C. goldfinchi is defined as a distinctively smaller species, is usally distinctively (hence common name ;Fousr spotted Cleora) and corresponds with MoV's species called 'Çleora (sp.4)'.
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Sheldon Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) PJH123 NatureMapr Cleora displicata
Species information
- Cleora displicata Scientific name
- A Cleora Bark Moth (Boarmiini Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 910m Recorded at altitude
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