Cleora displicata

A Cleora Bark Moth (Boarmiini at Sheldon, QLD

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Identification history

Cleora displicata	16 Jul 2023	donhe
Cleora displicata	16 Jul 2023	ibaird
Unverified	16 Jul 2023	PJH123

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Cleora goldfinchi ?

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ibaird wrote:

16 Jul 2023

Identifying some Cleora spp I find is difficult. Moths of Victoria (Part 7) have outlined in detail their difficulty in assigning accepted species names to Cleora spp. see particularly their suporting disc for Cleora genus , files enttiltled 'Cleora'. 'Cleora(2)' and 'Cleora(3)'. Looking at their visual key I think this moth most corresponds with their 'Cleora (sp.2)' which they say roughly corresponds with C. displicata -also the most commonly assigned name here in Canberra. Features of similarility I identify (refer 'Cleora(2)" are: forewing line scalloped, discal spot oval; hindwing line scalloped, dip in centre, discal spot rounded. Also, the pale fringe at the junction between the thorax and abdomen for C. displicata seems to be present here. C. goldfinchi is defined as a distinctively smaller species, is usally distinctively (hence common name ;Fousr spotted Cleora) and corresponds with MoV's species called 'Çleora (sp.4)'.

PJH123 wrote:

16 Jul 2023

Thanks for that Ian.

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Location information

Places Sheldon, QLD

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At least 1 Abundance
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25mm to 50mm Animal size

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Cleora displicata Scientific name
A Cleora Bark Moth (Boarmiini Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 910m Recorded at altitude
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