Prasinocyma albicosta
An Emerald moth (Geometrinae) at Sheldon, QLD
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| Prasinocyma albicosta | donhe | 18 Jul 2023 | |
| Prasinocyma albicosta | ibaird | 17 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 17 Jul 2023 |
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User's notes
Prasinocyma?? Chlorocoma??
4 comments
17 Jul 2023
Not all Chlorocoma have a white/cream dorsal line on the thorax as pointed out for Chlorocoma tetraspila (Lower, 1901) and C. externa (Walker, 1861) in Moths of Victoria. There are others
17 Jul 2023
OK. P. albicosta does not appear in the MoV Geometrinae Key, presumably because it does not occur there.
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Sheldon PJH123 NatureMapr Prasinocyma albicosta Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Prasinocyma albicosta Scientific name
- An Emerald moth (Geometrinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 17m Recorded at altitude
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