Melanodes anthracitaria

Black Geometrid at Michelago, NSW

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Identification history

Melanodes anthracitaria	2 May 2020	ibaird
Melanodes anthracitaria	2 May 2020	donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	2 May 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	2 May 2020	donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	2 May 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	18 Apr 2020	Illilanga

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4 comments

donhe wrote:

2 May 2020

Can you rear it in captivity to get an adult for identification?

donhe wrote:

2 May 2020

The mark around the head and the mark on the anal plate are similar to those on Merlin's third photo at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/anthracitaria.html

ibaird wrote:

2 May 2020

Yes does seem to be a good match.

Illilanga wrote:

3 May 2020

I went back a few days later after I took the photo (in March) and it was already gone.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.158143 -35.776557
Altitude 801.7m
Maps Illilanga & Baroona
Places Michelago, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Mar 2020 04:57 PM Recorded on
Illilanga Recorded by
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Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melanodes anthracitaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Melanodes anthracitaria Scientific name
Black Geometrid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1635.9m Recorded at altitude
External link More information
Synonyms
Praxis corvus

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