Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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Discussion

donhe wrote:

12 min ago

@trevorpreston : that is an amazing photo. Did the moth really align it's black band with that of the surface it was on ?

Phrissogonus laticostata

donhe wrote:

Yesterday

System will not allow me to verify ☹️

Epidesmia tricolor

donhe wrote:

Yesterday

The only undersides that complex seem to be Larentiinae, but with limited examples, I cannot find an exact match.

Larentiinae (subfamily)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

donhe, I'm not 100% you are correct because the white spots seem to be in a line and the green colour is apparently darker. Pity we cannot clearly see the shape of the hindwing margin.

Maxates calaina

chriselidie wrote:

21 Feb 2025

Yes, I'll add photos if all goes well.

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE