Chrysolarentia mecynata
Mecynata Carpet Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Chrysolarentia mecynata | ibaird | 2 Mar 2022 | |
| Chrysolarentia mecynata | donhe | 2 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 1 Mar 2022 |
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1 comment
2 Mar 2022
OK, it does apparently match Don Hobern's photo of the underside, see here:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/mecynata.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/mecynata.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050137-35.208602
- Altitude 589.5m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2022 12:19 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysolarentia mecynata Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysolarentia mecynata Scientific name
- Mecynata Carpet Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 925.15m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Camptogramma extraneata
Record quality
Quality score
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