Geometridae (family) IMMATURE
Ainslie, ACT
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| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 4 Jan 2023 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | ibaird | 4 Jan 2023 | |
| Chrysodeixis (genus) | patrickcox | 3 Jan 2023 |
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1 comment
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.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162832-35.263035
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2023 11:30 AM Recorded on
- patrickcox Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- patrickcox Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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