Geometridae (family) IMMATURE
Mulligans Flat
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| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | ibaird | 9 Feb 2024 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 8 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | betchern0t | 8 Feb 2024 |
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9 comments
8 Feb 2024
Yes: certainly Geometridae. If you rear it in captivity to get the adult moth, then we can determine the species.
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.
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
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.
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
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?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158301-35.167399
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2024 10:05 AM Recorded on
- betchern0t Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- betchern0t 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
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