Chlenias banksiaria group

A Geometer moth at Isaacs, ACT

Chlenias banksiaria group at Isaacs, ACT - 5 Dec 2021
Chlenias banksiaria group at Isaacs, ACT - 5 Dec 2021
Chlenias banksiaria group at Isaacs, ACT - 5 Dec 2021
Chlenias banksiaria group at Isaacs, ACT - 5 Dec 2021
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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.
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
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.

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