Geometridae (family) IMMATURES at Cook, ACT

Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

Geometridae (family) IMMATURES	18 Dec 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Geometridae (family) IMMATURES	7 Dec 2020	donhe
Pholodes sinistraria	6 Dec 2020	AlisonMilton

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4 comments

donhe wrote:

7 Dec 2020

I not know whether the caterpillar of P. sinistraria has an instar which has on the head that pair of red crests, each with a black and white wart. Alison: have you reared one and observed that ?

AlisonMilton wrote:

7 Dec 2020

Sorry Don, I thought this was the same as one you identified as P. sinistraria. I have one in protective custody so hopefully it will mature into a moth.

donhe wrote:

7 Dec 2020

No worries. I wonder whether the white spots on the black warts are just highlights from the lighting on a shiny surface. Alison: what do you reckon ?

AlisonMilton wrote:

9 Dec 2020

I don't think it was a a highlight from the lighting.

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