Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Geometer moths (Geometridae)
Sighting 4548194

Scopula perlata

Cream Wave at Surf Beach, NSW

Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
Scopula perlata at Surf Beach, NSW - 26 Jan 2024 04:53 PM
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Identification history

Scopula perlata 21 Apr 2025 donhe
Scopula perlata 20 Apr 2025 ibaird
Scopula despoliata 20 Apr 2025 WendyEM
Scopula (genus) 8 Jan 2025 ibaird
Scopula (genus) 30 Jan 2024 ibaird
Scopula (genus) 27 Jan 2024 donhe
Scopula perlata 26 Jan 2024 Hejor1

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   27 Jan 2024
pattern too washed out to be diagnostic.
ibaird wrote:
   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
ibaird wrote:
   8 Jan 2025
I want to remove the redundant 'Scopula sp. (Wave)' category in favour of 'Scopula (genus)' which already exists.
WendyEM wrote:
   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
ibaird wrote:
   20 Apr 2025
Shape of the hindwing margin rules out S. despoliata I believe.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • False Insect on a flower

Species information

  • Scopula perlata Scientific name
  • Cream Wave Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 677m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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