Mnesampela comarcha
Dry-leaf Gum Moth at Mount Painter
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| Mnesampela comarcha | DianneClarke | 15 Mar 2024 | |
| Mnesampela comarcha | WendyEM | 14 Mar 2024 | |
| Mnesampela lenaea | CathB | 14 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
Adult moth from the caterpillar shown in sighting 4508405 on 7 September 2023. It was fed on eucalypt leaves and I became aware on 24 September that it had pupated. The naked pupa was last checked on 12 March and the hatched moth was discovered on 14 March.
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15 Mar 2024
Thanks. The name for the caterpillar in the original sighting 4508405 will now need to be updated.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074112-35.266807
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2024 11:00 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mnesampela comarcha Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Mnesampela comarcha Scientific name
- Dry-leaf Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 676.7m Recorded at altitude
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