Meritastis (genus)
A Bell moth (Tortricinae) at Melba, ACT
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| Meritastis (genus) | donhe | 17 Jul 2021 | |
| Meritastis (genus) | ibaird | 17 Jul 2021 | |
| Meritastis laganodes | ibaird | 17 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 17 Jul 2021 |
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17 Jul 2021
M. laganodes is apparently quite variable, but see here: https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/9894bac3-a50a-4442-9bee-15257913aeb3 .
Seems to be mainly southern i.e Victoria but Bold Systems 4 shows there are at least 2 records for the ACT.
Seems to be mainly southern i.e Victoria but Bold Systems 4 shows there are at least 2 records for the ACT.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052978-35.208827
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2018 11:21 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meritastis (genus)
Species information
- Meritastis (genus) Scientific name
- A Bell moth (Tortricinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 612.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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