A Geometer moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Chlenias banksiaria group | 19 Jul 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Chlenias banksiaria group | 15 May 2018 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Nov 2017 | W |
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1 comment
donhe
wrote:
12 Nov 2017
The dotted head capsule suggests the group including Chlenias auctaria, like
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/auctar.html
although other photos of nominally that species have shown a pale green rather than pale yellow head.
It would be wise always to carry a small plastic specimen bottle to take any found Lepidoptera larvae for rearing in captivity to protect them from predators, given that most Lepidoptera females lay several hundred eggs, but on average only 2 will survive to breed if the population is stable.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/auctar.html
although other photos of nominally that species have shown a pale green rather than pale yellow head.
It would be wise always to carry a small plastic specimen bottle to take any found Lepidoptera larvae for rearing in captivity to protect them from predators, given that most Lepidoptera females lay several hundred eggs, but on average only 2 will survive to breed if the population is stable.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150055-35.262154
- Altitude 617.3m
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2017 06:54 PM Recorded on
- W Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) W
Species information
- Chlenias banksiaria group Scientific name
- A Geometer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1136.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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