Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

1 Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	2 Jan 2023	donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	2 Jan 2023	ibaird
Phelotis cognata	1 Jan 2023	JohnBundock

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donhe wrote:

1 Jan 2023

We only have pictures of the caterpillars of less than 200 of the nearly 1300 named Australain Geometridae. I do not think the similarity to the photos we have of P. cognata is good enough to identify this specimen as that species. It would be really good if you could take this larva into protective custody and rear it to the adult moth to find out more surly what its species is. Meanwhile, it would be another clue if you could identify the plant on which it was feeding.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Jan 2023 10:56 PM Recorded on
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JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania