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Melitulias graphicata

Mask Carpet at Cotter River, ACT

Melitulias graphicata at Cotter River, ACT - 15 Dec 2024 03:03 PM

Melitulias graphicata at Cotter River, ACT - 15 Dec 2024 03:03 PM

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Identification history

	Melitulias graphicata	24 Dec 2024	donhe
	Melitulias graphicata	24 Dec 2024	RAllen

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

24 Dec 2024

was this really facing downwards, like
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/head-macro.html
?

RAllen wrote:

24 Dec 2024

Yep that’s how it was. Perhaps predators during daytime are mostly aerial and the fastest escape is down towards cover.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Dec 2024 03:03 PM Recorded on
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RAllen Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Melitulias graphicata Scientific name
Mask Carpet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1642.3m Recorded at altitude
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