Chelepteryx chalepteryx

2 Chelepteryx chalepteryx at Tura Beach, NSW

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Identification history

Unidentified

5 May 2018

DonneMunn

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5 comments

KerriLee wrote:

6 May 2018

Wow ... she's beautiful! And on the same night that we found her cousin, Chelepterix collesi. May is moth month indeed!!

PaulWhitington wrote:

6 May 2018

Nice one! Coincidentally (but probably not!) we saw the male of the related species Chelepteryx collesi at our place in Wonboyn tonight as well. Your specimen is a female.

DonneMunn wrote:

6 May 2018

Thanks Paul and KerriLee 😀 I've just started Misty (9), Isaac (6) and my Dad on NatureMapr after we saw the beautiful Moth tonight. How can you tell that it is a female? Jules

PaulWhitington wrote:

6 May 2018

Hi Jules. Great that you’re recruiting new NatureMaprs! The male of this species, like many moths have very feathery antennae, which they use to detect the pheromones emitted by the female. Also, the underwing of the male has a bright red patch towards the front. This is brown on the female. Keep your spotters looking for the male - it’s probably around looking for the female!

libbyh wrote:

6 May 2018

Hi Jules, welcome to the Atlas and NatureMapr. I have left an outside light on the last few nights but haven't attracted anything yet, and I live on Tura Beach too.

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