Scopula perlata
Cream Wave at Surf Beach, NSW
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| Scopula perlata | donhe | 21 Apr 2025 | ||
| Scopula perlata | ibaird | 20 Apr 2025 | ||
| Scopula despoliata | WendyEM | 20 Apr 2025 | ||
| Scopula (genus) | ibaird | 8 Jan 2025 | ||
| Scopula (genus) | ibaird | 30 Jan 2024 | ||
| Scopula (genus) | donhe | 27 Jan 2024 | ||
| Scopula perlata | Hejor1 | 26 Jan 2024 |
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5 comments
30 Jan 2024
Yes, interesting. S. perlata usually shows the rear pair of prominent dots sitting right on a wave line. But not here. See:-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/eb2dd7b7-a710-4778-bd72-532e4522c9eb#gallery
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/eb2dd7b7-a710-4778-bd72-532e4522c9eb#gallery
8 Jan 2025
I want to remove the redundant 'Scopula sp. (Wave)' category in favour of 'Scopula (genus)' which already exists.
20 Apr 2025
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=363581
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=1238121&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=1238121&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
Location information
- Coordinates 150.215072-35.763256
- Altitude 12.9m
- Places Surf Beach, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Hejor1 NatureMapr South Coast Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Scopula perlata
Species information
- Scopula perlata Scientific name
- Cream Wave Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 677m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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