Epicyme rubropunctaria
Red-spotted Delicate at Gundaroo, NSW
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| Epicyme rubropunctaria | donhe | 31 Oct 2022 | |
| Epicyme rubropunctaria | ibaird | 31 Oct 2022 | |
| Scopula (genus) | Gunyijan | 31 Oct 2022 |
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User's notes
Strong winds inhibited moth movements. This moth did well to cling onto the grass (bromus sp.) long enough for a photo. The hill was alive with Variable wave moths, just pror to the 56mm plus rain that would follow.
2 comments
31 Oct 2022
Food plants recorded for this species include Gereniaceae family IGeraniums) and Haloragaceaa family (Raspworts).
31 Oct 2022
Thank you for this information, this hill has abundant reserves of Genocarpus tetragynus (common rasport) and geranium solanderi.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.216506-35.034692
- Altitude 668.0m
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2022 12:01 PM Recorded on
- Gunyijan Recorded by
- Grasses (bromus sp) and herbs on eastern side of hill. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- N/A Bird behaviour at hollow
Collections
- Gunyijan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Epicyme rubropunctaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Epicyme rubropunctaria Scientific name
- Red-spotted Delicate Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 999.9m Recorded at altitude
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