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Sighting 4677748

Ectropis (genus)

An engrailed moth at Freshwater Creek, VIC

Ectropis (genus) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 8 May 2025 09:43 PM
Ectropis (genus) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 8 May 2025 09:43 PM
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Ectropis (genus) Yesterday donhe
Ectropis (genus) 21 Jun 2025 ibaird
Ectropis excursaria 21 Jun 2025 WendyEM

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WendyEM wrote:
   21 Jun 2025
I checked Moths of Victoria CD tonight. File Ectropis shows antennae for the different species. E. excursaria has short pectenations like above.
ibaird wrote:
   21 Jun 2025
I have never seen an E. excusaria specimen with such a sharp downturned kink in the hindwing main dark line. However E.mniara shows this feature, see here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=96976
WendyEM wrote:
   21 Jun 2025
The ANIC holotype on p. 3/7 of MoV Part 7 CD has quite a good kink. Mine is exagerated by the angle of the shot and because it is hanging on a pine needle not sitting on a sheet or pinned flat.
ibaird wrote:
   21 Jun 2025
OK, interesting. The apparent kink at inner edge of the hindwing is very pronounced here. We have usually relied on the pronounced upward kink of the main dark line of the hindwing at the outer edge (not visible here) for a definitive ID of E. ecursaria. I see the MoV notes seem to acknowledge many E, excursaira specimens don't show the downward kink of the holotype and are regarded as 'variants' of the species. On Bold(Hobern) there seem to be only a few of those shown with the downward kink clearly visible,
WendyEM wrote:
   21 Jun 2025
E.mniara lacks the kink in forwing main black line
WendyEM wrote:
   Yesterday
Of the Victorian Ectropis sp, E. excusaria has antennae like this. Plus it has a strong kink in main black line on the forewing.

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