Ectropis excursaria
Common Bark Moth at Freshwater Creek, VIC
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| Ectropis excursaria | ibaird | 30 Aug 2024 | |
| Ectropis (genus) | donhe | 30 Aug 2024 | |
| Ectropis excursaria | WendyEM | 29 Aug 2024 |
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30 Aug 2024
In this area the choice is between 2 sp. E. excursaria & E. bispinaria. E. calida looks similar but is ruled out by "gently curved" forwing line (previous 2 have "strong kink"). Males of the 3 sp can be separated by form of antenna pectinations - E. excursaria short & fine (see 4576858) - E. bispinaria very short & fine - E. calida long pectinations. I think this is a female as I can't detect pectinations. E. excursaria can be separated by a 'step' at the end of the plain hindwing line (see 4578112). In live specimens, like above, this is covered by the inner margin of the forewing. The other separator is that the hindwing line in E. excursaria is fairly straight and plain (until 'step') while E. bispinaria has a dip marked with dots (short vertical lines). With live specimens this is hard to distinguish, especially if the moth is not very flat.
Location information
- Coordinates 144.269526-38.252431
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2021 12:15 AM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Ectropis excursaria Scientific name
- Common Bark Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 912.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tephrosia exportaria
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