A Geometer moth at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Smyriodes (genus) | 24 Apr 2025 | donhe | ||
| Smyriodes (genus) | 23 Apr 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Smyriodes undescribed species nr aplectaria | 23 Apr 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 23 Apr 2025 | LisaH |
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Very excited - moth emerged today (surprisingly large), after being collected as a tiny larva on 25 August, 2024. Three previous postings as the moth's growth was tracked are: 25/8/24 - sighting 4588657 (tiny, and collected); then 16/9/24 - sighting 4594083 - growing at a fast rate; sighting 4663879 (pupating). Moth is still captive - should I release it where I found the larva?
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ibaird
wrote:
23 Apr 2025
Great work and congratulations on rearing the moth and larvae.
Identification of your moth and larvae is somewhat uncertain , probably Smyroides (genus). Smyroides undescribed species nr aplectaria seems to most commonly recorded similar species locally.
There are photos for S. trigramma larvae on LBH, see below
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/dipt/trigramma.html
but they seem to be green in colour and interstingly somewhat different to your red larvae at 4594083.
There is a photo for the underside of your moth specimen on LBH which is a close match to your underside photo for S. aplectaria
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/dipt/aplectaria.html
There don't seem to be larval photos on LBH for S. aplectaria.
Identification of your moth and larvae is somewhat uncertain , probably Smyroides (genus). Smyroides undescribed species nr aplectaria seems to most commonly recorded similar species locally.
There are photos for S. trigramma larvae on LBH, see below
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/dipt/trigramma.html
but they seem to be green in colour and interstingly somewhat different to your red larvae at 4594083.
There is a photo for the underside of your moth specimen on LBH which is a close match to your underside photo for S. aplectaria
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/dipt/aplectaria.html
There don't seem to be larval photos on LBH for S. aplectaria.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092516-35.327488
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Apr 2025 02:36 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Smyriodes (genus)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Smyriodes (genus) Scientific name
- A Geometer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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