Meritastis undescribed species
A Tortricid moth at Melba, ACT
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| Meritastis undescribed species | donhe | 26 Jan 2021 | |
| Meritastis undescribed species | ibaird | 25 Jan 2021 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | donhe | 25 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 25 Jan 2021 |
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2 comments
26 Jan 2021
I do not see anything like this specimen in the Meritastis webpage of BOLD :
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=53693
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=53693
26 Jan 2021
No, but see CNM sightings Nos 4368426 and 4229639. M. piperata is similar but the shape of the main forewing line is different.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2021 11:00 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meritastis undescribed species Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Meritastis undescribed species Scientific name
- A Tortricid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location
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