Mataeomera coccophaga
Brown Scale-moth at Kambah, ACT
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| Mataeomera coccophaga | GlennCocking | 4 Feb 2020 | |
| Mataeomera mesotaenia | ibaird | 9 Dec 2017 | |
| Mataeomera mesotaenia | GlennCocking | 4 Dec 2017 | |
| Eublemma cochylioides | donhe | 4 Dec 2017 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 4 Dec 2017 |
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User's notes
Seen during butterfly walk
5 comments
6 Dec 2017
The wingspan of a spread specimen is about 2cm, but I think the length or width of a specimen with this posture wouldn't be much more than half an inch.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067169-35.373058
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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- My flagged sightings Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mataeomera coccophaga Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Mataeomera coccophaga Scientific name
- Brown Scale-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 630m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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