Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Looked exhaustively but have not found a Dichromades species

Unverified Geometer moth (Geometridae)

HelenCross wrote:

Yesterday

We'll have to add one of these images to the thumbnails for the species

Dysphania numana

WendyEM wrote:

12 May 2025

A very dark Ciampa arietaria ? Or is it C. melanostrepta - although above seems to have too many dark stripes compared to BOLD, there are look-a-likes on iNat ??
Ciampa melanostrepta -
https://portal.boldsystems.org/bin/BOLD:AAU4217
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=1379864&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744

Ciampa arietaria

WendyEM wrote:

9 May 2025

Chrysolarentia epicteta - female ?? distribution?
C. interruptata ?? C. rhynchota ??
Xanthorhoe vacuaria ??
Visiana bruja ??

Larentiinae sp.

Mike wrote:

8 May 2025

Larvae never hatched from eggs. However, I have checked after seeing similar photo in Horne and Crawford "Backyard Insects", and found that tiny wasps had emerged, https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4667704.

Mnesampela privata