Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Ainslie, ACT

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Ainslie, ACT - 1 Jan 2023
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Ainslie, ACT - 1 Jan 2023
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Ainslie, ACT - 1 Jan 2023
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Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 4 Jan 2023 donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 4 Jan 2023 ibaird
Chrysodeixis (genus) 3 Jan 2023 patrickcox

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donhe wrote:
   3 Jan 2023
That has too few prolegs to be Plusiinae, so I think it is in Geometridae. The dark ring around the head looks unusual, but I cannot see one like it among the webpages linked to
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geometridae/geometridae-cats.html
I do hope you can rear it to an adult, so that we might be able to determine the species.

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  • 1 Jan 2023 11:30 AM Recorded on
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