Geometrinae (subfamily)
subfamily, Emeralds at Higgins Woodland
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| Geometrinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 9 Oct 2025 | |
| Geometrinae (subfamily) | WendyEM | 9 Oct 2025 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | ibaird | 11 Mar 2024 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 11 Mar 2024 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | MichaelWenke | 2 Mar 2024 |
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5 comments
10 Mar 2024
@Trevor : How many pairs of prolegs did it have? Geometridae characteristically have only 2 pairs plus the anal claspers. It seems to have a very narrow head and tail. I hope you can rear it to an adult moth for identification.
10 Mar 2024
@donhe : I wish I could answer your questions, but not familiar with prolegs, Geometridae or anal claspers. The best chance I have to find its adult moth is to keep an eye on what is evident in the park.
11 Mar 2024
@Trevor : That's why its best with caterpillars to take them straight away into protective custody (survival rate <1% in the wild, as everything likes eating caterpillars) so you can take further photos and try rearing it to the adult moth for proper identification. If you succeed you can take it back to the same spot to release it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.031183-35.228242
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2024 12:42 PM Recorded on
- MichaelWenke Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelWenke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Geometrinae (subfamily) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Geometrinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- subfamily, Emeralds Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1180.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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