Meritastis polygraphana
Mottled Bell Moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Meritastis polygraphana | donhe | 26 Apr 2019 | |
| Meritastis polygraphana | ibaird | 25 Apr 2019 |
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User's notes
Attracted to Actinic UV light at night.
1 comment
26 Apr 2019
The apparent straight line created by the edge of one forewing overlapping the other is striking in the side view provided by the second image.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113273-35.259522
- Altitude 596.7m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Apr 2019 06:54 AM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meritastis polygraphana Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Meritastis polygraphana Scientific name
- Mottled Bell Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 766m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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