Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at McKellar, ACT
Identification history
| Ectropis excursaria | 18 Feb 2022 | Amata | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 8 Feb 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 8 Feb 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Feb 2022 | Amata |
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8 comments
donhe
wrote:
8 Feb 2022
Birdy: was the black spot on the first abdominal segment present on both sides?
Amata
wrote:
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.
donhe
wrote:
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 ?
Amata
wrote:
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.
donhe
wrote:
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.
Amata
wrote:
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)
ibaird
wrote:
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
- 8 Feb 2022 08:33 PM Recorded on
- Amata Recorded by
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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