Mnesampela comarcha
Dry-leaf Gum Moth at Mount Painter
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| Mnesampela comarcha | ibaird | 31 Mar 2024 | |
| Mnesampela comarcha | CathB | 31 Mar 2024 | |
| Mnesampela lenaea | ibaird | 16 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 9 Sep 2023 |
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4 comments
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?
16 Sep 2023
New photos added for @donhe to show legs. Happily feeding on eucalyptus, and no Proteaceae in the area it was found.
16 Sep 2023
Mnesamplena lenaea or M. comarcha have a single spine its seems. Looks like M. lenaeae from LBH photos I suggest.
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
- CathB Recorded by
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mnesampela comarcha Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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