1 Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 6 Apr 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 6 Apr 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Apr 2019 | ruthkerruish |
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User's notes
A beautifully soft bodied creature. Good camouflage. Possibly the caterpillar of a butterfly. Have seen it on other eucalypts but the name escapes me.
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
7 Apr 2019
The absence of 3 pairs of prolegs puts it in Geometridae, but too few larvae in that family are known to identify this one.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098800-35.338092
- Altitude 624.6m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 6 Apr 2019 04:00 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
Additional information
- Eucalyptus pulverulenta "Baby Blue" Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
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