Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

1 Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW

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Identification history

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	22 Jul 2025	ibaird
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	22 Jul 2025	donhe
Chlenias (genus)	22 Jul 2025	RobG1

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Eating the flower of the Calytrix.

3 comments

donhe wrote:

22 Jul 2025

$RobG1 : I think all the Chlenias larvae have a yellow dorsal stripe, which this does not have. I do hope you can rear it in protective custody to get an adult moth for an ID.

RobG1 wrote:

22 Jul 2025

@donhe : I am so embarrassed. I hadn't noticed the larvae at the time. It was only when I was looking at the photos of the Calytrix after I got home, that I noticed it. Its colouring is so similar to the plant it was on.

ibaird wrote:

22 Jul 2025

Yes, I couldn't match it to a Chlenias larvae,

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Location information

Coordinates 151.252332 -33.636464
Places Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
19 Jul 2025 01:45 PM Recorded on
RobG1 Recorded by
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RobG1 NatureMapr Greater Sydney Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Additional information

Calytrix tetragona Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
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Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1418.1m Recorded at altitude
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