Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Lyons, ACT
Identification history
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 26 Jan 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 16 Jan 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 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 : 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.
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.
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
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Collections
NAL23 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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
- Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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