Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Lyons, ACT

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Identification history

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	26 Jan 2025	ibaird
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	16 Jan 2025	donhe
Unverified	16 Jan 2025	NAL23

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User's notes

well camourflaged caterpillar mimicking a stick

3 comments

donhe wrote:

16 Jan 2025

A number of Geometrid species have caterpillars looking like that.
@NAL23 : please can you rear it in protective custody to get an adult moth to ID the species ?

NAL23 wrote:

16 Jan 2025

Hi Don,
Yes, we would be happy to do this. I'd love to see what it is, and then we can add an image of the adult.

ajlandford wrote:

26 Jan 2025

Now pupated - in soil, and waiting for emergence.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.073350 -35.345250
Altitude 616.7m
Places Lyons, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Jan 2025 08:22 PM Recorded on
NAL23 Recorded by
Collections
NAL23 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
kurrajong Associated plant
50mm or larger Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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