Visiana brujata

Brujata Carpet at Freshwater Creek, VIC

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Visiana brujata ibaird 1 Sep 2024
Visiana brujata donhe 29 Aug 2024
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE donhe 28 Aug 2024
Unverified WendyEM 27 Aug 2024

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defoliated medium sized nettle plants

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   28 Aug 2024
Sadly I have not heard of any Geometrids feeding on Urticaceae.
   28 Aug 2024
Yes, I had assumed it would be well known so left them to it. When I checked refs. - no! More nettles in chookyard this year - I'll watch out for them to to raise.
   28 Aug 2024
just found:- https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7938/ Larval food plants of Australian Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - a review of available data expand article info Olga Schmidt
Visiana brujata (Guenée, 1858) Feeds on: Urtica incisa (Urticaceae)
Notes: ANIC label, Schmidt (2006b), Schmidt (2013). Larvae were reared from eggs.
Visiana incertata (Walker, 1862) Feeds on: Urtica incisa (Urticaceae)
Notes: Schmidt, unpubl. data. Larvae were reared from eggs.
Look who I uploaded immediately prior to these larval shots - Sighting 4589081. Sighting 4567994 I found sheltering under a water bowl in the chook pen where the larvae shots were taken - circumstantial I know. I will still look for the larvae to raise
   29 Aug 2024
I could see some chewed holes in nettles yesterday. Once gale force winds pass I will look for cats. to raise, to confirm.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 21 Jan 2022 02:19 PM Recorded on
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  • Urtica dioica Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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