Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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WendyEM wrote:

24 May 2025

Not Myrioblephara sp.. Myrioblephara sp - lacks hunched over pose, has dots not dashes along termen, has striped legs, stripe forms and positions on wings don't match ......

Geometridae sp. (family)

donhe wrote:

24 May 2025

D. estigmaria has a colored spot with dark zigzag markings on the forewing ?

Dichromodes estigmaria

donhe wrote:

24 May 2025

Myrioblephara sp. ?

Geometridae sp. (family)

ibaird wrote:

23 May 2025

This sighting clearly shows the dark patch inside the apex of the forewing (Moths in the ACT p 197). On this basis I suggest C. filata.

Pasiphilodes testulata

ibaird wrote:

23 May 2025

For notes identifying features separating Chloroclystis filata, and Chloroclystis pallidiplaga/Pasiiphodes testulata see pp. 196-7 of 'Moths in the ACT' (Cocking et al (2022). ie.: "C. filata 'is very common and can be recognised by the dark patch inside the apex of the forewing, and in some specimens there is also a white patch extending inwards from near the inner margin (see arrows on photos p. 196). Chloroclystis pallidiplaga (or Pasidiphilodes [Chloroclystis] testulata, a very similar species) usually has two distinctive white patches on the forewing in different positions from the white patch that can occur on C, filata." (These different white patch positions are illustrated on pp. 196 and 197 for the two different species).
On this basis I suggest this sighting is C. filata not P. testulata.

Pasiphilodes testulata