Braddon, ACT
Identification history
| Ectropis (genus) immature | 12 Oct 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Ectropis (genus) immature | 12 Oct 2024 | donhe | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 17 Aug 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 17 Aug 2024 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
1mm grid. I named it "static bo" because it is really good at staying very still. I will update if it survives.
17 Aug: first 3 photos, about 6mm long
31 Aug: photo 4&5, about 14mm long, now has a pink blush on its "horns" and black and white marks on its side down the length on the body
3 comments
Hejor1
wrote:
31 Aug 2024
donhe
wrote:
31 Aug 2024
still ambiguous, see http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/twohorn-cats.html
Hejor1
wrote:
12 Oct 2024
@donhe @ibaird one hatched!!! Ectropis (genus) (An engrailed moth)
The pupa case wasn't salvageable for photos.
The pupa case wasn't salvageable for photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.134394-35.261806
- Altitude 576.7m
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Braddon, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 31 Aug 2024 09:35 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae)
Additional information
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Ectropis (genus) immature Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 568.7m to 777.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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