A Tortrix moth at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Meritastis laganodes | 27 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Meritastis laganodes | 27 Nov 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Anisogona similana | 25 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 24 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
27 Nov 2023
Costa is convex (bending outwards half way along). In A similana it is more or less stright or concave.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030327-35.238768
- Altitude 614.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2022 11:05 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meritastis laganodes Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia mearnsii Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Meritastis laganodes Scientific name
- A Tortrix moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 660.2m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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