Doratifera pinguis
Pale Cup Moth at Sheldon, QLD
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| Doratifera pinguis | ibaird | 29 Jul 2023 | |
| Doratifera pinguis | donhe | 29 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 27 Jul 2023 |
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Limacodidae
5 comments
28 Jul 2023
Seems likely, but Í havent found a match in Limacodidae. Is that green colouration real or an artefact of the lighting? Doratifera?
29 Jul 2023
Yes Ian, it is up close to the lamp, so the colouration is incorrect. I have records of both D. pinguis and D. quadriguttata from here. This one is closer to D. quadriguttata but I suspect inconclusive
29 Jul 2023
The two forewing submarginal lines match those on several specimens of D. pinguis on BOLD. A group of their specimens of this species seem to come from both sides of the QLD-NSW border.
29 Jul 2023
The striping on the legs and the dashed line on the cilia are hard to place on any species
29 Jul 2023
Yes the submarginal dashed lines are distinctive. I have not found those marks on any online specimens. Although I agree with don that some specimens on Bold show this feature faintly.. Pity we don't have another image.
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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Species information
- Doratifera pinguis Scientific name
- Pale Cup Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 748m Recorded at altitude
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