Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Dickson, ACT
Identification history
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 7 Aug 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 6 Aug 2023 | donhe | ||
| Ectropis (genus) | 6 Aug 2023 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
Out for a stroll. The area behind the head sticks up like a shirt collar into 2 blunt horns.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
6 Aug 2023
Rather a lot of caterpillar species have two horns on the head, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/twohorn-cats.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/twohorn-cats.html
donhe
wrote:
6 Aug 2023
The disposition of the prolegs indicates Geometridae. It looks like an early instar. It will have to be reared to a mature form, or better still the adult moth, to get near to determining the species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.143128-35.250325
- Altitude 583.4m
- Places Dickson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Aug 2023 03:35 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Hejor1
Additional information
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
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