#geometridae — Public Fediverse posts

Scorched carpet (Ligdia adustata). Per David Bradley of the Moth of the Moment blog, naming moths "carpets" was a way to honor their beauty. Tournon-sur-Rhône, France #moth #lepidoptera #nature #insect #france #geometridae

Lustrous least carpet (Idaea filicata). Per one site the caterpillar feeds on "wilted or dead plants." Not sure that's true but it struck me as memorable. Tournon, France. #lepidoptera #moths #france #tournon #insect #geometridae

Chiasmia clathrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Snapped a few weeks back and published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2rafnyh

#Lepidoptera #Geometridae #Ennominae #Macariini #Chiasmia #Pentax #Macro #Moth #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

Horisme vitalbata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Snapped a few weeks back and published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2r9rU4W

#Lepidoptera #Geometroidea #Geometridae #Larentiinae #Melanthiini #Horisme #Pentax #Macro #Moth #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

Lycia hirtaria (Clerck, 1759) aka the Brindled Beauty.

Chiasmia clathrata (Linnaeus, 1758) aka the Latticed Heath.

Hypena sp.

All published under #CC0 on my Flickr page https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC7d4J

#Lepidoptera #Geometridae #Erebidae #Pentax #Macro #Moth #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

Opisthograptis luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Snapped last Tuesday and published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2r1wwou

Pretty common over the past few years, which is cool because this tiny moth is beautiful 😍

#Lepidoptera #Geometridae #Ennominae #Epionini #Opisthograptis #Pentax #Macro #Moth #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

Cyclophora annularia (Fabricius, 1775)

Snapped last Tuesday and published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2r12jAm

#Lepidoptera #Geometridae #Sterrhinae #Cosymbiini #Cyclophora #Pentax #Macro #Moth #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

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The large #moth belongs to an undescribed species in the genus Dysbatus (#Geometridae, #Ennominae, #Nacophorini).

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/424834-Dysbatus

#Lepidoptera #entomology

One of the #moths that came to UV light in #VillaDeLeyva, #Colombia last night.

This is Phrygionis platinata (#Lepidoptera, #Geometridae, #Ennominae). This was one of the commoner species that appeared.

#entomology

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ winter moth ✧

The winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is an insect in the geometer moth family, Geometridae. It is an abundant species in Europe and the Near East and a famous study organism for evaluating insect population dynamics. It is one of very few lepidopterans of temperate regions in which adults are active in late autumn and early winter. Winter moth caterpillars emerge in e...

#Geometridae #Europe #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_moth

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Some of the #moths in these shots:

Gastrinodes bitaeniaria (#Geometridae in frames 2-4)

Scopula rubraria (smaller Geometridae in 2)

Idaea philocosma (smaller Geometridae in 3)

Leucania diatrecta (#Noctuidae at top of 2)

Proteuxoa sp. (probably paragypsa) (Noctuidae at top left of 4)

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/418322-Gastrinodes-bitaeniaria

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/244344-Scopula-rubraria

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/342329-Idaea-philocosma

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/447199-Proteuxoa-paragypsa

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/471505-Leucania-diatrecta

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The most obvious #moth in the four frames from last night was Gastrophora henricaria (#Geometridae) in frame 4. It's not showing its wonderful hindwings in that shot, but here it is from earlier in the night, with a large #ClickBeetle (#Elateridae) that kept hiding under its wings and an #ichneumon #wasp.

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/486559-Gastrophora-henricaria

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Still very quiet here. Frame 4 includes two of the commonest local #Geometridae

The larger greyish species is Phelotis cognata (Ennominae).

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/321369-Phelotis-cognata

The smaller yellowish species is Scopula rubraria (Sterrhinae).

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/244344-Scopula-rubraria

To the top left of the frame is one of the commoner local #PlumeMoth species Sinpunctiptilia emissalis.

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/311353-Sinpunctiptilia-emissalis

Four moths in the superfamily #Geometroidea from #LakeEacham #Queensland all attracted to light on 3 September 2024. All were new to me.

#Geometridae #Drepanidae #entomology #Lepidoptera #ChambersWildlifeRainforestLodges

Tridrepana lunulata (Drepanidae)

Poecilasthena sthenommata (Geometridae: Larentiinae)

Lophosigna catasticta (Geometridae: Ennominae)

Paradromulia ambigua (Geometridae: Ennominae)

Camping over the weekend at Carrington Falls, NSW, it was incredibly windy both nights. I put out a light for #moths on the Friday night. Only two appeared, both #Geometridae but one was new to me.

Neoteristis paraphanes (new):

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/231355437

Chlenias banksiaria (a common winter species): https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/231355440

#entomology #Lepidoptera #Australia

Black-veined Moth, Siona lineata on Sanfoin, Onobrychis Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f /5 1/200 iso: 800 Srbsko, Czech Republic 5/26/2009 #mothsMatter #geometridae #lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands

Black-veined moth, Siona lineata Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/9 1/200 iso: 400 MIlovice, Czech Republic 6/10/3009 #mothsMatter #moths #geometridae #looper #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands

An updated checklist of geometrid #moths (~14% of all moths) was published last year as the Online #Taxonomic Facility of #Geometridae

https://geometroidea.smns-bw.org/introduction

The data are now also in #ChecklistBank and will replace the current outdated #LepIndex list in #CatalogueOfLife, @gbif, etc.

I've also edited #Notodontidae in the @TaxonWorks Global Lepidoptera Index dataset at least to match Schintlmeister's 2013 catalogue (now handling later works):

https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/about

#Lepidoptera #entomology

Light Emerald, Campaea margaritaria Canon 7D EF 100 2.8 f/4.5 1/320 iso: 200 Prague, Czech Republic 8/30/ 2013 #mothsMatter #Geometridae #Looper #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #moths #Macro

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Some Australian #Epipaschiinae have bulges in the forewing costa, along with messy scale tufts in the same area, but I'd expect scales to dampen any potential auditory effects. I always took it that structures like these are for spreading pheromones.

See also the forewings of these pug moths (#Geometridae #Eupitheciini):

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/602535-Sigilliclystis-insigillata

#entomology #SoMuchToLearn