Limnaecia leptomeris

Melba, ACT

Limnaecia leptomeris at Melba, ACT - 24 Nov 2021
Limnaecia leptomeris at Melba, ACT - 24 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Limnaecia leptomeris 29 Jun 2022 GlennCocking
Cosmopterigidae (family) 1 Jun 2022 GlennCocking
Cosmopterigidae (family) 4 Feb 2022 donhe
Unidentified 3 Feb 2022 kasiaaus

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6 comments

ibaird wrote:
   4 Feb 2022
Or Limnaecia? No match found yet.
donhe wrote:
   4 Feb 2022
Why are there 3 different listings for an unidentified member of Cosmopterigidae?????
ibaird wrote:
   4 Feb 2022
There should not be for much longer. I have taken steps to fix this.
GlennCocking wrote:
   29 Jun 2022
Not certain, identified by comparison with photo of type.
donhe wrote:
   29 Jun 2022
No mention of Limnaecia leptosema in BOLD, AFD, or the Checklist. Do you know the author and date? Do you mean the northern species Limnaecia leptomeris ?
GlennCocking wrote:
   29 Jun 2022
Thank you Don, I did mean L. leptomeris. The name mutated in my mind between the Checklist and the computer! I've corrected the species name.

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Aporoctena undescribed species (A Geometrid moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
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Crossophora semiota (A Concealer moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Stathmopoda crocophanes (Yellow Stathmopoda Moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Lygephila fallax (Double-spotted Snout) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Phrissogonus laticostata (Apple looper moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Aporoctena undescribed species (A Geometrid moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Thrincophora inconcisana (A Tortricid moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Aglaopus pyrrhata (Leaf Moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
Eusemocosma pruinosa (Philobota Group Concealer Moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by kasiaaus
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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 24 Nov 2021 10:45 PM Recorded on
  • kasiaaus Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Limnaecia leptomeris Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 628.2m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

Record quality

  • Overall Fit for scientific/research use
  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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