Melanodes anthracitaria
Black Geometrid at Michelago, NSW
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| Melanodes anthracitaria | ibaird | 2 May 2020 | |
| Melanodes anthracitaria | donhe | 2 May 2020 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 2 May 2020 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 2 May 2020 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 2 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 18 Apr 2020 |
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4 comments
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
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/anthracitaria.html
3 May 2020
I went back a few days later after I took the photo (in March) and it was already gone.
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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melanodes anthracitaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Praxis corvus
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