Metasia (genus)
A Crambid moth at Aranda, ACT
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| Metasia (genus) | ibaird | 15 Nov 2019 | |
| Metasia (genus) | donhe | 14 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | Jubeyjubes | 14 Nov 2019 |
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2 comments
15 Nov 2019
Looks somewhat like Metasia tiasalis, but both the ALA amd Bold Systems 4 show M. tiasalis as a northern NSW and far north Qld species.
15 Nov 2019
I think the shape of the hindwing tornus of Metasia tiasalis differs from that of this specimen.
Bearing in mind that BOLD shows a dozen unnamed Australian Metasia species from as far south as Tasmania, and that this photograph does not appear to have an ideal orientation or illumination, I thought we might just leave it as Metasia species.
Bearing in mind that BOLD shows a dozen unnamed Australian Metasia species from as far south as Tasmania, and that this photograph does not appear to have an ideal orientation or illumination, I thought we might just leave it as Metasia species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076500-35.260536
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 Nov 2019 08:02 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
Collections
- Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Metasia (genus) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Metasia (genus) Scientific name
- A Crambid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 955.3m Recorded at altitude
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