A looper moth at Bemboka, NSW
Identification history
| Chlenias (genus) | 5 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Chlenias (genus) | 4 Jun 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 4 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 20 Dec 2022 | SuziBond | ||
| Unverified | 25 Nov 2022 | mahargiani |
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User's notes
single caterpillar on sighting 4455875
4 comments
mahargiani
wrote:
21 Dec 2022
When I posted this I did not realise that it was not easy to identify Australian caterpillars (I grew up in England, where this was not normally an issue). These photographs were incidental to my primary object, which was photographing the plant. Given this, I suggest that I delete the sighting (I would, of course, retain the original photographs).
ibaird
wrote:
4 Mar 2023
The caterpillar is similar to Chlenias (genus) species of the family Geometridae.
donhe
wrote:
5 Mar 2023
The pale turquoise head and red true legs are characters only of several species of Chlenias in my experience. Do you have a dorsal view? What is the plant??
mahargiani
wrote:
5 Mar 2023
The photos posted are all I have. The caterpillar was on a native currant (Leptomeria acida)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.429264-36.592164
- Altitude 1121.6m
- Places Bemboka, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2022 09:33 AM Recorded on
- mahargiani Recorded by
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mahargiani NatureMapr South Coast Chlenias (genus) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Chlenias (genus) Scientific name
- A looper moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1324.61m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- 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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