3 White-edged Wave at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Idaea costaria | 22 Nov 2019 | donhe | ||
| Idaea costaria | 22 Nov 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 22 Nov 2019 | KMcCue |
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User's notes
Have to be careful picking Mulberries, don't just pop them in your mouth.
3 comments
KMcCue
wrote:
25 Nov 2019
Thanks Ian and Don - what about the colour? Are they feeding on the berries whilst otherwise engaged and somehow changing their colour? is it an adaptive survival mechanism perhaps so they are not so visible?
donhe
wrote:
25 Nov 2019
Most Geometridae adults have a haustellum, and probably suck juice from the berries, but I was under the impression that the veins in the wings are dried and inactive, so this would not cause a change to wing coloration.
However I have found Geometridae larvae in Raspberries and Blackberries. The larvae of Idaea accept dead and live Gum leaves, but maybe they are omnivorous. It would be good to pick a quantity of the Aranda Mulberries, and observe them for a while to see if any larvae emerge as a result of the disturbance.
However I have found Geometridae larvae in Raspberries and Blackberries. The larvae of Idaea accept dead and live Gum leaves, but maybe they are omnivorous. It would be good to pick a quantity of the Aranda Mulberries, and observe them for a while to see if any larvae emerge as a result of the disturbance.
KMcCue
wrote:
25 Nov 2019
Interesting
Afraid the Koels make that an impossible option - they like them more than we do, or the moths.
Afraid the Koels make that an impossible option - they like them more than we do, or the moths.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081361-35.258167
- Altitude 642.0m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2019 06:38 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Idaea costaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Idaea costaria Scientific name
- White-edged Wave Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.3m Recorded at altitude
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