Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 1 Jan 2021 | donhe | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 1 Jan 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Jan 2021 | kasiaaus |
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I put this caterpillar in a jar and I'm hoping it will turn into a moth. It fed well and has by now burried itself in the sand at the bottom of the jar and I'm waitig to see if anything else happens.
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donhe
wrote:
11 Jan 2021
Perhaps the Australian Mint Bush : Prostanthera rotundifolia, Lamiaceae,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostanthera_rotundifolia
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/lami/lamiaceae.html
Do rubbed leaves smell minty?
Ian Common once said to me that caterpillars are excellent botanists, and to understand them, you too must become a botanist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostanthera_rotundifolia
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/lami/lamiaceae.html
Do rubbed leaves smell minty?
Ian Common once said to me that caterpillars are excellent botanists, and to understand them, you too must become a botanist.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.049782-35.208137
- Altitude 484.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2020 12:17 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
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