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Melanodes anthracitaria Wingspan 55 mm. Image taken with flash, almost fully black to the naked eye. Australia,Black Geometrid,Fauna,Geometridae,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Melanodes anthracitaria,The Melanodes,Winter,arthropod,entomology,insect,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Melanodes anthracitaria

Wingspan 55 mm. Image taken with flash, almost fully black to the naked eye.

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    Jon Reck
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    Nice job, Ruth. I've been having trouble pulling detail out of almost fully white subjects and I see how your your flash did well with black. Was the flash camera mounted? Posted one year ago

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The Black Geometrid

"Melanodes" is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, "Melanodes anthracitaria", the black geometrid, is found in Australia, more specifically in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. The genus and species were described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jul 10, 2024. Captured Jul 10, 2024 10:27 in 6 Toorak Ct, Merewether Heights NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/18.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.