Chrysolarentia mecynata
Mecynata Carpet Moth at Captains Flat, NSW
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| Chrysolarentia mecynata | donhe | 14 Nov 2023 | |
| Chrysolarentia mecynata | Csteele4 | 14 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Quite enjoying seeing what lands on my back door in the evening. Found this one while letting the dogs in from the yard.
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14 Nov 2023
Looks familiar (two nights ago and 35km to the northeast): Chrysolarentia mecynata (Mecynata Carpet Moth)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.445506-35.592193
- Altitude 864.4m
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Nov 2023 08:42 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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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
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