Microdes melanocausta

3 Black-patch Carpet at Charleys Forest, NSW

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Identification history

Microdes melanocausta	3 Oct 2023	donhe
Microdes melanocausta	3 Oct 2023	ibaird
Unverified	3 Oct 2023	arjay

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ibaird wrote:

3 Oct 2023

This is a new species for Canberra Natute Map if confirmed.
Records online (LBH) and the ALA and on Bold Systems 4 suggest this species has previously been recoreded in Victoria and Tasmania,
So this record for Mongarlowe (NSW) may be an extension of the known range of the species.
This emphaszies the imprtance of sampling species widely in our region.
This is a well marked high quality image of the species showing darker colouring than for most species seen online.

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Charleys Forest, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
arjay Recorded by
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Featured Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Microdes melanocausta Scientific name
Black-patch Carpet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 598.4m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania