Chrysolarentia mecynata

Mecynata Carpet Moth at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029554-35.238149
• Altitude 635.0m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 27 Dec 2022 07:22 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Attracted to UV light Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

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
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Camptogramma extraneata

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