Dry-leaf Gum Moth at Mount Painter
Identification history
| Mnesampela comarcha | 31 Mar 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Mnesampela comarcha | 31 Mar 2024 | CathB | ||
| Mnesampela lenaea | 16 Sep 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 9 Sep 2023 | CathB |
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4 comments
donhe
wrote:
9 Sep 2023
I am tempted to suggest O. vinaria but that has a double dorsal wart, whereas this looks single? Also that only feeds on Proteaceae, not Myrtaceae. Can you get a side view showing the legs?
CathB
wrote:
16 Sep 2023
New photos added for @donhe to show legs. Happily feeding on eucalyptus, and no Proteaceae in the area it was found.
ibaird
wrote:
16 Sep 2023
Mnesamplena lenaea or M. comarcha have a single spine its seems. Looks like M. lenaeae from LBH photos I suggest.
CathB
wrote:
31 Mar 2024
The adult moth has now been identified as M. comarcha, see sighting 4560261
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074102-35.266855
- Altitude 676.7m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Sep 2023 09:57 AM Recorded on
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Additional information
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Mnesampela comarcha Scientific name
- Dry-leaf Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 676.7m Recorded at altitude
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