Melanodes anthracitaria

Black Geometrid at Carwoola, NSW

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Identification history

	Melanodes anthracitaria	12 Oct 2020	ibaird
	Melanodes anthracitaria	12 Oct 2020	JonSteinbeck

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I disturbed a Black Geometrid Moth near the pond’s edge. The moth flew around in tight circles before resting on some reeds sticking up from the mud on the dam’s shore.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.272930 -35.348390
Altitude 731.9m
Maps Cuumbeun Nature Reserve
Places Carwoola, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 Oct 2020 07:48 PM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger 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
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Synonyms
Praxis corvus

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