Melitulias graphicata
Mask Carpet at Cotter River, ACT
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| Melitulias graphicata | donhe | 24 Dec 2024 | |
| Melitulias graphicata | RAllen | 24 Dec 2024 |
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2 comments
24 Dec 2024
was this really facing downwards, like
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/head-macro.html
?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/head-macro.html
?
24 Dec 2024
Yep that’s how it was. Perhaps predators during daytime are mostly aerial and the fastest escape is down towards cover.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.782293-35.522299
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2024 03:03 PM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melitulias graphicata Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melitulias graphicata Scientific name
- Mask Carpet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1642.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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