Crypsiphona ocultaria

Red-lined Looper Moth at Downer, ACT

Crypsiphona ocultaria at Downer, ACT - 28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM

Crypsiphona ocultaria at Downer, ACT - 28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM

Crypsiphona ocultaria at Downer, ACT - 28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM

Crypsiphona ocultaria at Downer, ACT - 28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM

Crypsiphona ocultaria at Downer, ACT - 28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM

Crypsiphona ocultaria at Downer, ACT - 28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM

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Identification history

	Crypsiphona ocultaria	30 Dec 2020	donhe
	Crypsiphona ocultaria	30 Dec 2020	ibaird
	Unverified	30 Dec 2020	Christine

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I'd say just of 5cm wingspan, and i only noticed it as a tree hopper ran into it and made it move. About 3.5m up the tree.

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ibaird wrote:

30 Dec 2020

Yes they can get quite large.

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1 Abundance
28 Dec 2020 02:16 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Crypsiphona ocultaria Scientific name
Red-lined Looper Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 882.3m Recorded at altitude
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