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Species Ectropis excursaria (Guenée, 1857)

Twig Looper

 

Ecological Descriptors

Caterpillar: herbivore (associated flora: Hakea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. [PROTEACEAE]; Gardenia J.Ellis [RUBIACEAE]; Pultenaea Sm. [FABACEAE] Bush Pea; Citrus L. [RUTACEAE] Citrus; Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn [FABACEAE] False Sarsaparilla; Eucalyptus l'Hérit. [MYRTACEAE] Gum trees; Acacia [FABACEAE] Wattle; Leptospermum J.R.Forster & G.Forster [MYRTACEAE] myrtle; Pinus L. [PINACEAE] pine; Juglans DC. [JUGLANDACEAE] walnut; Rosa L. [ROSACEAE]; Pelargonium [GERANIACEAE]; Hedera L. [ARALIACEAE]; Bursaria Cav. [PITTOSPORACEAE]; Cassia Lindl. [FABACEAE]; Rubus L. [ROSACEAE]; Arctotheca [ASTERACEAE]).

Associated Flora References

McFarland, N. 1988. Portraits of South Australian geometrid moths. Kansas : Allen Press, Lawrence iv+400 pp., frontispiece. [91] (Hardenbergia violacea)

Scoble, M.J. 1999. Geometrid Moths of the World; a Catalogue. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia : CSIRO Publishing. [261 (all)] (Acacia)

 

General References

McQuillan, P.B. & Edwards, E.D. 1996. Geometridae. pp. 200-228 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [210] (Note #305: Ectropis excursaria (Guenée, 1857), E. exportaria (Guenée, 1857) and E. phibalapteraria (Guenée, 1857) were published simultaneously. Priority was given to E. excursaria (Guenée) over both E. exportaria (Guenée) and E. phibalapteraria (Guenée) by Meyrick (1892: 609) as first reviser)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Jun-2024 GEOMETROIDEA 05-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Cathy Byrne
21-Feb-2022 GEOMETROIDEA 24-Nov-2023 MODIFIED Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG)
05-May-2015 Boarmiini Duponchel, 1845 05-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
21-Feb-2022 GEOMETRIDAE 05-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco (QM)
21-Feb-2022 05-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
26-May-2010 MODIFIED