Nearcha staurotis

A Geometer moth (Desmobathri at Peedamulla, WA

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Identification history

Nearcha staurotis	13 Jun 2025	donhe
Nearcha staurotis	13 Jun 2025	ibaird
Nearcha (genus)	13 Jun 2025	ibaird
Nearcha pseudophaes	12 Jun 2025	donhe
Geometridae (family) ADULT	12 Jun 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	9 Oct 2024	Paul4K

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

10 Oct 2024

Amelora conia ? Scopula hypocallista ?

ibaird wrote:

13 Jun 2025

This sighting is from the Pilabara region, tropical Western Australia, While iNaturalist's AI algorithm suggest Nearcha (genus), I'm not sure i this sighting matches N. psuodophaes. I think this is a closer match to N. staurotis which is known to occurr in the Kimberley region. See a N, staurotis record from the Kimberley here:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/1ca9ff46-2e99-4ee7-82ea-25e45b1b52cc
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90352176

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Location information

Coordinates 115.641061 -21.837248
Places Peedamulla, WA

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Sep 2024 09:07 AM Recorded on
Paul4K Recorded by
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Paul4K NatureMapr Pilbara Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Nearcha staurotis Scientific name
A Geometer moth (Desmobathri Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Record quality

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More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania