Taxeotis (genus)

Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths at Bruce, ACT

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Identification history

Taxeotis (genus)	22 Mar 2020	donhe
Taxeotis (genus)	22 Mar 2020	ibaird
Unverified	5 Mar 2020	AlisonMilton

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

6 Mar 2020

Nearcha or Taxeotis?

ibaird wrote:

22 Mar 2020

I favour Taxeotis because I don't think the wing tips are strongly enough recurved and the pattern of dots seems to match Taxeotis better without any single spots on either wing visible near the base.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.092033 -35.250127
Altitude 646.2m
Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
Places Bruce, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Sep 2019 02:10 PM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Taxeotis (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1158.2m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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