Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Cook, ACT

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 5 Jul 2019
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 5 Jul 2019
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 5 Jul 2019
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 5 Jul 2019
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Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 10 Jul 2019 ibaird
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 10 Jul 2019 donhe
Unidentified 10 Jul 2019 CathB

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Not sure whether this was interested in the Lomandra or the Cassytha growing on it.

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donhe wrote:
   11 Jul 2019
That resembles Steve Williams' photo of the a late instar of Dysbatus singularis, see MOV5, but that fed on Myrtaceae.
Can you take it into protective custody, and rear it to get an adult moth?

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