Phyllonorycter messaniella
Zeller's Midget, Gracillariidae at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Phyllonorycter messaniella | donhe | 1 Mar 2022 | |
| Phyllonorycter messaniella | ibaird | 1 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 1 Mar 2022 |
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Approx 4mm long
4 comments
1 Mar 2022
Bold Systems 4 shows at least 6 records which are annotated saying they were collected in the ACT, see here:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Phyllonorycter+messaniella&taxon=Phyllonorycter+messaniella
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Phyllonorycter+messaniella&taxon=Phyllonorycter+messaniella
1 Mar 2022
But should it be shown as ‘exotic’? (Not ‘local native’). Atlas of living Australia seems to show that it is native to Europe, ‘The European oak leaf-miner or Zeller's midget (Phyllonorycter messaniella) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe south of the line running from Ireland, through Great Britain, Denmark to Ukraine. It is also found in Macaronesia. It is an introduced species in New Zealand and Australia.’
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 7 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phyllonorycter messaniella
Species information
- Phyllonorycter messaniella Scientific name
- Zeller's Midget, Gracillariidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 625.19m Recorded at altitude
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