1 Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 9 Sep 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 9 Sep 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 9 Sep 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of this very active caterpillar in the middle of a road. It was constantly moving the head end around in all directions and didn't appear to be making any progress in a particular direction.
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
10 Sep 2019
It could be mature and seeking somewhere nice to pupate. Many Geometrids burrow under the soil to pupate, and the ground your beastie was on looks very frustrating for that activity.
donhe
wrote:
10 Sep 2019
Did you take it into protective custody? Basically the only way to determine the species of most caterpillars is to rear them in protective custody (to keep predators and parasites away), and rear it to the adult moth. Otherwise it is a useless observation.
TimL
wrote:
10 Sep 2019
Thanks for the identification to date and apologies for the useless observation. Whilst I understand the issue, a lot of the images I post are taken in the Australian National Botanic Gardens and as such the Gardens prohibits the public from removing any materials from within the Gardens. Consequently, I won't be removing anything from the Gardens, but will continue to post sightings which hopefully may contribute to CNM's records.
Tim
Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105290-35.275857
- Altitude 677.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Sep 2019 01:28 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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