Crypsiphona ocultaria

1 Red-lined Looper Moth at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Crypsiphona ocultaria	24 Jun 2019	ibaird
Crypsiphona ocultaria	24 Jun 2019	donhe
Unverified	24 Jun 2019	TimL

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The caterpillar was sighted on a footbridge handrail adjacent to ANBG's Red Centre. It was very active on both the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the handrail. Tiny front legs can be seen in the images adjacent to its eyes, as the caterpillar bent its pointed head down into them. Possibly a Looper Moth caterpillar? Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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donhe wrote:

25 Jun 2019

A number of species in Geometrinae align a pointed head with their body like that. The commonest in ACT is probably Crypsiphona ocultaria.

roymcd wrote:

25 Jun 2019

Ahh the mighty Australia dollar! There must be a financial institution somewhere who would like this photo? :-)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.106608 -35.274488
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Jun 2019 12:06 PM Recorded on
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Crypsiphona ocultaria Scientific name
Red-lined Looper Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 882.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania