Mnesampela comarcha

Dry-leaf Gum Moth at Mount Painter

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Identification history

Mnesampela comarcha	15 Mar 2024	DianneClarke
Mnesampela comarcha	14 Mar 2024	WendyEM
Mnesampela lenaea	14 Mar 2024	CathB

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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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CathB wrote:

15 Mar 2024

Thanks. The name for the caterpillar in the original sighting 4508405 will now need to be updated.

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

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania