Scoparia meyrickii
1 A Crambid moth at Melba, ACT
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| Scoparia meyrickii | donhe | 15 Dec 2021 | |
| Scoparia meyrickii | ibaird | 15 Dec 2021 | |
| Galleriinae sp. (subfamily) | donhe | 15 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 15 Dec 2021 |
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9 comments
15 Dec 2021
If correct, and I reckon it probably is, another species not yet represented on LBH.
15 Dec 2021
This species was recorded in the ACT on Black Village Green by Gelnn Cocking in the 2013 ACT Bioblitz Survey:- https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/b421162b-926d-4248-b554-e10a30775ee8
15 Dec 2021
Yes, it does look very much like Scoparia meyrickii. Well done Ian. BTW. The URL above does not work. Is anything missing?
15 Dec 2021
No. if you copy it in full and paste it into Google it worked for me! Its just the link to the record from the ACT record on the ALA.
15 Dec 2021
Well spotted Ian. Lovely photos Katarina. I have put copies in the new
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/scop/meyrickii.html
I hope you approve?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/scop/meyrickii.html
I hope you approve?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050125-35.208690
- Altitude 611.2m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2021 11:38 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scoparia meyrickii
Species information
- Scoparia meyrickii Scientific name
- A Crambid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 611.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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