1 Ragged Geometrid at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Amphiclasta lygaea | 29 Aug 2022 | donhe | ||
| Amphiclasta lygaea | 28 Aug 2022 | jb2602 | ||
| Unidentified | 28 Aug 2022 | jb2602 |
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6 comments
jb2602
wrote:
28 Aug 2022
Upturned abdomen; feather antennae; double hooked wing; Silver grey with dark margins.
donhe
wrote:
29 Aug 2022
Hi JB, I have taken the liberty of including a copy of your underside shot in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/lygaea.html
I hope you approve?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/lygaea.html
I hope you approve?
ibaird
wrote:
29 Aug 2022
I knew I had seen this one before, but didn't find it initially after an exhaustive search. Larvae feed on E. polyanthemos, Red Box. See Sighting No. 4392407.
jb2602
wrote:
29 Aug 2022
Rare visitor, last sighting by me one year ago, same month, just 1 day apart.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152118-35.259185
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Aug 2022 12:20 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Amphiclasta lygaea Scientific name
- Ragged Geometrid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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