Geometridae (family) IMMATURE
McKellar, ACT
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| Ectropis excursaria | Amata | 18 Feb 2022 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | ibaird | 8 Feb 2022 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 8 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | Amata | 7 Feb 2022 |
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8 comments
8 Feb 2022
@donhe I think so, I looked at a video that I took of the caterpillar and I saw a little of a black spot at the edge of the caterpillar, though I think this could be the centre of the segment.
8 Feb 2022
In this photo: the black spot is on the upper right side caterpillar's first abdominal segment. Can you take a frame from the movie showing its left side, and add it to this sighting ?
8 Feb 2022
@donhe I took 2 bad photos of the video. I couldn't do a screenshot since my laptop was malfunctioning. The cursor is pointing to the black spot. I hope it helps.
8 Feb 2022
Thanks. That spot is ventral, and the original photo shows a dorsal spot, so they do not appear to be related pigmentation, which would have been useful for an ID, like the pair of black spots on Didymoctenia exsuperata larvae, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/exsuperata.html
So possibly the marks are wounds from parasites, or just sticky dirt.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/exsuperata.html
So possibly the marks are wounds from parasites, or just sticky dirt.
18 Feb 2022
I believe it to be E. excursaria for 2 reasons. 1. I think I can see two dorsal horns on the rear. 2. I have also seen a moth of that species nearby. See Ectropis excursaria (Common Bark Moth)
18 Feb 2022
See photos of E, excursaria caterpiilars here: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/excursaria-e.html
I'm not sure they match your caterpillar.
I'm not sure they match your caterpillar.
Location information
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Amata Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Amata Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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