A Geometer moth at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Chlenias banksiaria group | 8 Dec 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Chlenias banksiaria group | 5 Dec 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Chlenias (genus) | 5 Dec 2021 | Mike |
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Captured. What does it feed on?
4 comments
Mike
wrote:
5 Dec 2021
It looks like Chlenias auctaria (guessing) which has no local records. I have it in a jar with Acacia mearnsii and Pinus radiata.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
5 Dec 2021
Actually, it looks a lot like Chlenias banksiaria group Chlenias banksiaria group
I've found it feeding on Eucalyptus.
I've found it feeding on Eucalyptus.
donhe
wrote:
5 Dec 2021
The caterpillars of Chlenias species have been recorded feeding on a wide variety of plants, see for example
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/auctaria.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/auctaria.html
Mike
wrote:
5 Dec 2021
I found it on my sleeve so I am not sure where I picked it up; eucalyptus if I brushed against a plant or pine if it dropped on me. I read that Chlenias species had adapted to exotic pine but were smaller as a result.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118609-35.374861
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2021 05:38 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chlenias banksiaria group Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Chlenias banksiaria group Scientific name
- A Geometer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1136.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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