Mecynata Carpet Moth at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Chrysolarentia mecynata | 14 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Chrysolarentia mecynata | 14 Nov 2023 | Csteele4 |
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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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MatthewFrawley
wrote:
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
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Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysolarentia mecynata Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- False Insect on a flower
Species information
- Chrysolarentia mecynata Scientific name
- Mecynata Carpet Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 925.15m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Camptogramma extraneata
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