Geometridae (family) IMMATURE
Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 9 Jan 2023 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 6 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
The tree this caterpillar is on is an introduced native. Given it is a looper then it may also be a moth.
4 comments
6 Jan 2023
The photo is too blurred to for me to to see the prolegs to determine a likely family. Species in Fisera (Geometridae) and Entometa (Lasiocampidae) have erectile horns near the. head like this. I hope you can rear it to the adult moth to determine the species.
6 Jan 2023
Will check my other photos and see if I have one with better prolegs. I might have. Or not.
6 Jan 2023
Photos of the larvae of only about 7% of the named Australian moth species have been published, i.e. the species of most caterpillars that you find CANNOT be identified. Please capture any caterpillars that you find, and rear them in captivity to discover what the adult moth looks like so that we can expand the number of identifiable caterpillars.
7 Jan 2023
My dad used to grow butterflies. Had masses of food plants growing in the back yard. Pity he didn't also grow moths. Will keep an eye for them and see what I can do.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- Eucalyptus parvifolia Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- arjay 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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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location