Chlorocoma (genus)

Emerald moth at Latham, ACT

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6 comments

ibaird wrote:

   16 Feb 2019

To me there seem to be quite a few candidates for speci.es which would possibly match this caterpillar which show the same general 'inch worm ' characteristics within the family Geometridae. A side view showing the leg pattern would help more and a side-on of the mouth parts and or rear of the caterpillar.I am open to be corrected but have not been able to find an image of a species which matches this image.

AlisonMilton wrote:

   16 Feb 2019

I'll go out tomorrow and see if it is still there. I want to investigate some possible eggs in the same area anyway.

ibaird wrote:

   17 Feb 2019

Yes, rearing caterpillars and growing them out to adults on a collected native food plant would reveal a lots about many Australian moth species whose life histories are poorly known.

donhe wrote:

   17 Feb 2019

The two red horns on the head appears to be characteristic of Chlorocoma species, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geom/geom-cats.html

ibaird wrote:

   17 Feb 2019

I did think it could be Chlorocoma, thanks for that piece of key information.

AlisonMilton wrote:

   18 Feb 2019

I went out but couldn't find it. Did find another wonderful caterpillar though. I grew the caterpillar up for sighting Geometridae sp. (family) (Unidentified Geometer moths) on 10 Feb 2019 but the moth has not yet been identified.

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.024650-35.215983
• Altitude 558.4m
• Maps Umbagong District Park
• Places Latham, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 15 Feb 2019 10:14 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Acacia Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

• Chlorocoma (genus) Scientific name
• Emerald moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 919.1m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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