A Tortrix moth at Braddon, ACT
Identification history
| Meritastis laganodes | 8 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Meritastis laganodes | 8 Jan 2024 | donhe | ||
| Chezala (genus) | 7 Jan 2024 | Hejor1 |
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1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jan 2024
Looks like Meritastis laganodes to me othereis, but for an apparent lack of forward pointing palps (could they be missing due to mishap?). I cannot really see the backwards, curved, upward pointing palps which would suggest to me the Oecophoridae family (Chezala group).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.135011-35.261864
- Altitude 575.4m
- Places Braddon, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2024 12:56 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meritastis laganodes Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False 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
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