Melanodes anthracitaria

Black Geometrid at Gundaroo, NSW

Melanodes anthracitaria at Gundaroo, NSW - 2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM

Melanodes anthracitaria at Gundaroo, NSW - 2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM

Melanodes anthracitaria at Gundaroo, NSW - 2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM

Melanodes anthracitaria at Gundaroo, NSW - 2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM

Melanodes anthracitaria at Gundaroo, NSW - 2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM

Melanodes anthracitaria at Gundaroo, NSW - 2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM

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Identification history

	Melanodes anthracitaria	31 May 2022	donhe
	Melanodes anthracitaria	30 May 2022	GlennCocking
	Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth	24 May 2022	donhe
	Unverified	24 May 2022	Gunyijan

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GlennCocking wrote:

30 May 2022

Wen I put a set specimen under a bright light, it looks a lot browner than in natural light. Underside pattern matches M. anthracitaria well

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Location information

Coordinates 149.215983 -35.034735
Places Gundaroo, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Jan 2019 12:19 AM Recorded on
Gunyijan Recorded by
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Gunyijan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Breeding behaviour

Species information

Melanodes anthracitaria Scientific name
Black Geometrid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1635.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Praxis corvus

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