Taxeotis egenata
A Geometer moth at suppressed
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| Taxeotis egenata | donhe | 30 Aug 2023 | |
| Taxeotis egenata | ibaird | 30 Aug 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 28 Aug 2023 |
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Taxeotis ? Nearcha ?
3 comments
30 Aug 2023
I agree it looks like some, but not many, specimens listed as T. egenarta on iNat, but I think it also looks like some unnamed Nearcha species on BOLD.
30 Aug 2023
Clearly variable, but I think its more like Taxeotis egenarta because of the smooth curve of thr main forewing line and two lines of fine black dots aligned close by with it. Nearcha EOF3 (8 images) seems the most similar but males have filamentous antennae and the females have diffierent forewing markings altogether. eg.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2d356f37-6efa-45ce-85b8-6b71c3796e6s
There are 53 observations of T. egenarta on iNaturalist (43 on he ALA) the majority of which do not have the prominent or reduced twin black dots either side of the forewing near the body like in this specimen. Most records are from SE Quensalnd and further north.
Formerly Panagra egenata Walker, F. 1861 (AFD).
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2d356f37-6efa-45ce-85b8-6b71c3796e6s
There are 53 observations of T. egenarta on iNaturalist (43 on he ALA) the majority of which do not have the prominent or reduced twin black dots either side of the forewing near the body like in this specimen. Most records are from SE Quensalnd and further north.
Formerly Panagra egenata Walker, F. 1861 (AFD).
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- Taxeotis egenata Scientific name
- A Geometer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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