Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Geometer moths (Geometridae)
Sighting 4551448

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Mulligans Flat

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Mulligans Flat - 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Mulligans Flat - 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Mulligans Flat - 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Mulligans Flat - 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Mulligans Flat - 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Mulligans Flat - 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM
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Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 9 Feb 2024 ibaird
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 8 Feb 2024 donhe
Unverified 8 Feb 2024 betchern0t

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9 comments

betchern0t wrote:
   8 Feb 2024
could it be Ectropis excursaria or related?
donhe wrote:
   8 Feb 2024
Yes: certainly Geometridae. If you rear it in captivity to get the adult moth, then we can determine the species.
WendyEM wrote:
   13 Feb 2024
Circopetes obtusata
donhe wrote:
   13 Feb 2024
@betchern0t : have you reared this caterpillar to the adult, or can you do so, to verify the species? The larva of Circopetes obtusata as illustrated at LBH has no white spots.
betchern0t wrote:
   14 Feb 2024
@donhe sorry I go in the bush, take photos and try to have as little impact as possible. Since I don't have the means to do the scientific side, I don't actually collect specimens
donhe wrote:
   14 Feb 2024
You only need a bottle, some fabric for a cover, and an elastic band to hold it in place, to rear a caterpillar. The death rate from predators in the wild is over 99% . Leaving it in the wild is a death sentence. That is an impact for the caterpillar.
betchern0t wrote:
   14 Feb 2024
@donhe the points I was trying to make are that 1) I don't have the beastie and trying to get the beastie could result in me getting a different beastie., 2) my interest is photographic more that entomological. Many thanks for the help
WendyEM wrote:
   14 Feb 2024
I raised one from a fallen branch of my (Vic) garden Manna Gum. It had white spots, weaker, but similar to this. Pictures by S. Williams in Moths of Vic pt4 CD page are inconclusive. What is LBH?
donhe wrote:
   15 Feb 2024
@WendyEM : Interesting. Did you put a photo of it on the web? LBH is the shorthhand we have for Lepidoptera Butterfly House webpages on the Coffs Habour Butterfly House website.

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