Peaked Cape-moth
S5, Adult Male, dorsal
Peaked Cape-moth
S7, Adult Female, dorsal, Light Morph
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| Peaked Cape-moth S5, Adult Male, dorsal | | Peaked Cape-moth S7, Adult Female, dorsal, Light Morph | | ||
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 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Geometer (Geometridae:Ennominae:Nacophorini) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Peaked Cape-moth (Amelora ceraunia)| This Photo: | S6, Adult Male, dorsal | Thank you Jason Van Weenen (JVanWeenen) for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: This is the closest to A. belemnophora, with more black streaks; however it doesn't have the black line around the wing margins, yet it has the lateral scales intact so not worn. Still not sure though. General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Head & body ~12mm, wingspan ~25mm. Males have very long bipectinate antennae, while females have filiform. Notice here the antennae can look very uni-pectinate. However, this is purely photograph angle and it's surprising how well an entire row of pectinations can be hidden by the thin main antennae stem. Also notice how the antennae can look as though there's a clear thin membrane between the pectinations. This isn't the case, but fine hair-like scales emminating from the pectinations. Very similar to Ribbon Cape-moth (both the forewing lines & DNA on Bold). These also have a crest which isn't normal for Amelora. They have a discal spot and vary greatly in darkness. This is not gender variation. Similar Species: Ribbon Cape-moth (Amelora belemnophora)
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