Chrysolarentia mecynata
Mecynata Carpet Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Chrysolarentia mecynata | ibaird | 25 Jul 2024 | |
| Chrysolarentia mecynata | donhe | 24 Jul 2024 | |
| Geometridae (family) ADULT | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Jul 2024 | |
| Geometridae (family) ADULT | donhe | 12 Mar 2023 | |
| Didymoctenia exsuperata | donhe | 12 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 11 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light
3 comments
12 Mar 2023
This looks similar to Chrysolarentia meycnata but it has feathery antennae whereas C. meycnata antennae are filamentous in both sexes.
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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- SteveBorkowskis 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 1690m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Camptogramma extraneata
Record quality
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