Zeuctophlebia squalidata

Forest Heath Moth at Guerilla Bay, NSW

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Identification history

Zeuctophlebia squalidata	28 May 2019	jb2602
Zeuctophlebia squalidata	21 Mar 2019	ibaird
Unverified	18 Mar 2019	jb2602

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Is it an Idiodes? maybe apicta?

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ibaird wrote:

22 Mar 2019

This image is foreshortened and there is some flash reflection, but I think this is a male Forest Heath Moth (pectinate antennae). It sems to be quite variable but there are a couple of images for this species on the ALA which match this specimen well, see https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:27352835-9374-4c2c-8353-898685dabac5#gallery. The image on LBH seems to be a female for which the markingas are somewhat different and seem less distinct.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.232044 -35.832871
Places Guerilla Bay, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
15 Mar 2019 07:59 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Zeuctophlebia squalidata Scientific name
Forest Heath Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 15.55m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Fidonia squalidata

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania