Meritastis polygraphana
Mottled Bell Moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Meritastis polygraphana | GlennCocking | 26 Jul 2019 | |
| Meritastis polygraphana | donhe | 26 Jul 2019 | |
| Meritastis pyrosemana | ibaird | 18 Jul 2019 |
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User's notes
A ttracted to UV light at night
5 comments
19 Jul 2019
I am suggesting P. pyrosemana given the striking similarity to a specimen posted by Peter Marriott on the ALA, see: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fd6c27dc-bb92-4345-aa0f-467baaef0d54#gallery Females lack the stronger darker marking present in the male in this species, (see 4208002. I have ruled out M. polygraphana ( see 4207839) because of the lack of mottling and fine dots along the outer margin of the forewing.
26 Jul 2019
The third photo clearly shows a ciliated male antenna, and the main photo doesn't match male T. pyrosemana. It does match M. polygraphana quite well. Some but not all M. polygraphana display a row of dark dots along the outer margin. The head and thorax are quite dark for either species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113227-35.259499
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 May 2018 11:46 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
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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