Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Gundaroo, NSW

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Identification history

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	12 Jun 2021	donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	12 Jun 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	2 Jan 2021	Gunyijan

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

12 Jun 2021

Did you capture it for rearing to get an adult to discover its species?

Gunyijan wrote:

12 Jun 2021

No,but good idea -I was just impressed by how closely this caterpillar matched stem and colours of the Leptospermum contentinale. I will monitor to capture some caterpillars to rear, to aid identification.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.216021 -35.034722
Places Gundaroo, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Dec 2020 08:15 AM Recorded on
Gunyijan Recorded by
Collections
Gunyijan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Leptospermum contentinale Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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