Geometridae (family) IMMATURE
Cotter River, ACT
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| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 19 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 23 Jan 2019 |
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circa 30 mm long.
1 comment
24 Jan 2019
Great photo. There is a published photo of a Geometrid caterpillar that has a red mark on the thorax: Oenochroma pallida
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/pallida.html
but Steve's photo there does not show any fine white spots, like those that are visible all over your specimen.
It could be a different instar, but more likely it is a species for which we do not know the caterpillar yet.
Of the 1,270 named Australian species in Geometridae, the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House website only has larval pictures for 147.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/pallida.html
but Steve's photo there does not show any fine white spots, like those that are visible all over your specimen.
It could be a different instar, but more likely it is a species for which we do not know the caterpillar yet.
Of the 1,270 named Australian species in Geometridae, the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House website only has larval pictures for 147.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.767592-35.471325
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2019 10:21 AM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- Snow Gum Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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