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Geometer moth (Geometridae)Scopula rubraria

Reddish Wave at Point Hut to Tharwa

Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016

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Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016
Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016
Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016
Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016
Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016
Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016
Scopula rubraria at Point Hut to Tharwa - 17 Oct 2016

Identification history

Geometer moth (Geometridae) Scopula rubraria 19 Oct 2016 KimPullen
Geometer moth (Geometridae) Scopula rubraria 19 Oct 2016 KimPullen
Unidentified 19 Oct 2016 michaelb

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Author's notes

Lots of them, in a grassy area on the western side of the Murrumbidgee River north of Tharwa; the moth is quite small, wingspan 17mm, body length 8mm.

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(genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 15 Mar 2017 by michaelb Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 11 Mar 2017 by michaelb Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red water-milfoil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb Ludwigia palustris (Marsh Purslane) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb Mictis profana (Crusader bug) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb Diphucrania leucosticta (White-flecked acacia jewel beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb Rhinotia phoenicoptera (Belid weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 25 Feb 2017 by michaelb Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Jan 2017 by michaelb Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 22 Jan 2017 by michaelb Pentatomoidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Shield or Stink bug) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 22 Jan 2017 by michaelb Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Jan 2017 by michaelb Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Jan 2017 by michaelb Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 30 Nov 2016 by michaelb Phragmites australis (Common reed) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 21 May 2016 by michaelb Diplacodes haematodes (Scarlet Percher) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 6 Apr 2016 by michaelb Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 2 Mar 2016 by michaelb Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 25 Feb 2016 by michaelb Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana (River She-oak, River Oak) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 25 Feb 2016 by michaelb Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red water-milfoil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Dec 2015 by michaelb Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Dec 2015 by michaelb Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 14 Dec 2015 by michaelb Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Dec 2015 by michaelb Austrogomphus cornutus (Unicorn Hunter) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Dec 2015 by michaelb Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 18 Nov 2015 by michaelb Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (Narrow-leaved Vetch) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 15 Oct 2015 by michaelb Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 10 Oct 2015 by michaelb Salvia verbenaca var. verbenaca (Wild Sage) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 3 Oct 2015 by michaelb Melilotus albus (Bokhara) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 28 Apr 2015 by michaelb Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 10 Mar 2015 by michaelb Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Mar 2015 by michaelb Anachloris subochraria (Golden Grass Carpet) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb Cicadellidae sp. (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb Gonipterus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Feb 2015 by michaelb Paropsisterna beata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb Rhipidura fuliginosa (Grey Fantail) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb Anoplognathus chloropyrus (Green-tailed Christmas beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst Burr) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 18 Jan 2015 by michaelb Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 12 Jan 2015 by michaelb Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 28 Dec 2014 by michaelb Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 28 Dec 2014 by michaelb Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 27 Dec 2014 by michaelb Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 16 Dec 2014 by michaelb Rhipidura fuliginosa (Grey Fantail) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 8 Dec 2014 by michaelb Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 8 Dec 2014 by michaelb Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian Pipit) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Dec 2014 by michaelb Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 9 Nov 2014 by michaelb Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (Jersey Cudweed) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 9 Nov 2014 by michaelb Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 12 Apr 2014 by michaelb Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 29 Jan 2014 by michaelb
Stagonopleura guttata (Diamond Firetail) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 9 Apr 2020 by JohnBundock
Eumeninae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 19 Jan 2019 by michaelb
Colepia ingloria (A robber fly) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 2 Jan 2019 by SandraH
Cryptes baccatus (Wattle Tick Scale) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 16 Sep 2018 by michaelb
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 2 Sep 2018 by michaelb
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 2 Sep 2018 by michaelb
Elseyornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 10 Mar 2018 by michaelb
Atriplex semibaccata (Creeping Saltbush) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 12 Apr 2017 by michaelb
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Horehound plume moth) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 27 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 15 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 11 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red water-milfoil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Ludwigia palustris (Marsh Purslane) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Mictis profana (Crusader bug) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Diphucrania leucosticta (White-flecked acacia jewel beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Rhinotia phoenicoptera (Belid weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 25 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 22 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Pentatomoidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Shield or Stink bug) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 22 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 30 Nov 2016 by michaelb
Phragmites australis (Common reed) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 21 May 2016 by michaelb
Diplacodes haematodes (Scarlet Percher) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 6 Apr 2016 by michaelb
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 2 Mar 2016 by michaelb
Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 25 Feb 2016 by michaelb
Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana (River She-oak, River Oak) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 25 Feb 2016 by michaelb
Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red water-milfoil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 14 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Austrogomphus cornutus (Unicorn Hunter) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 18 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (Narrow-leaved Vetch) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 15 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 10 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Salvia verbenaca var. verbenaca (Wild Sage) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 3 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Melilotus albus (Bokhara) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 28 Apr 2015 by michaelb
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 10 Mar 2015 by michaelb
Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Mar 2015 by michaelb
Anachloris subochraria (Golden Grass Carpet) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Cicadellidae sp. (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Gonipterus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Weevil) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 26 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Paropsisterna beata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Rhipidura fuliginosa (Grey Fantail) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Anoplognathus chloropyrus (Green-tailed Christmas beetle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 31 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst Burr) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 18 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 12 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 28 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 28 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 27 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 16 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Rhipidura fuliginosa (Grey Fantail) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 8 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 8 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian Pipit) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 1 Dec 2014 by michaelb
Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 9 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (Jersey Cudweed) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 9 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 12 Apr 2014 by michaelb
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 29 Jan 2014 by michaelb

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • 16 Oct 2016 Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

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