Ectropis excursaria

Common Bark Moth at Freshwater Creek, VIC

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Identification history

Ectropis excursaria	30 Aug 2024	ibaird
Ectropis (genus)	30 Aug 2024	donhe
Ectropis excursaria	29 Aug 2024	WendyEM

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WendyEM wrote:

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.

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At least 1 Abundance
18 Dec 2021 12:15 AM Recorded on
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) WendyEM Barwon South West NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Ectropis excursaria Scientific name
Common Bark Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 696.15m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tephrosia exportaria

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