Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Geometer moths (Geometridae)
Sighting 4462861

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Charleys Forest, NSW

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 9 Jan 2023 donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 9 Jan 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 6 Jan 2023 arjay

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The tree this caterpillar is on is an introduced native. Given it is a looper then it may also be a moth.

4 comments

donhe wrote:
   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.
arjay wrote:
   6 Jan 2023
Will check my other photos and see if I have one with better prolegs. I might have. Or not.
donhe wrote:
   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.
arjay wrote:
   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.

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  • Eucalyptus parvifolia Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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