Rhuma (genus)

A Geometer moth at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Rhuma (genus)	2 Feb 2025	donhe
Rhuma (genus)	1 Feb 2025	ibaird
Rhuma thiobapta	1 Feb 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	1 Feb 2025	SandraH

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On Moonlight Hollow Rd

3 comments

WendyEM wrote:

1 Feb 2025

Rhuma thiobapta appears to be the best match in Moths of Vic Part 4. That Vic record was for far NW corner (Neds Corner)
On BOLD https://portal.boldsystems.org/bin/BOLD:AAF2497 confusingly there is also https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=72244

WendyEM wrote:

1 Feb 2025

The male underside here http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geom/thiobapta.html does not fit above. It may be female or another moth ? I think I can just see antennae in 2nd shot - MAY be female (do not appear to be pectinate like males are).

donhe wrote:

2 Feb 2025

In BOLD, there seem to be more unnamed than named Australian species of Rhuma. Perhaps its one of those: EF05 looks possible
https://bench.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=535431

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Feb 2025 09:14 AM Recorded on
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SandraH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Deceased Animal health

Species information

Rhuma (genus) Scientific name
A Geometer moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania