Scopula rubraria

1 Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Scopula rubraria	11 May 2019	donhe
Scopula rubraria	10 May 2019	ibaird
Unverified	10 May 2019	JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

I am not very good on moths but I think this is a species of Geometer Moth. Initially it was on some grass near a Meat Ant colony. It did not appear to be bothered by the ants moving near by. It later flew to a low branch a little further away where it almost appeared to be eye-balling a fly.

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JonSteinbeck wrote:

13 May 2019

Many thanks ibaird and donhe for identifying the moth. All the best.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098773 -35.327270
Altitude 627.4m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 May 2019 08:51 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Scopula rubraria Scientific name
Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1614.9m Recorded at altitude
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