Crocidosema lantana
1 Lantana Flower-Cluster Moth at Tharwa, ACT
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| Crocidosema lantana | donhe | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Crocidosema lantana | ibaird | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Epinotia lantana | donhe | 14 Feb 2025 | |
| Olethreutinae (subfamily) | WendyEM | 13 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | Miranda | 13 Feb 2025 |
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5 comments
23 Feb 2025
A new species (previously entered in the taxonomy) without a sighting recorded for NatureMapr and Naturemapr's Canberra aa d Southern Tablelands region. A cosmopolitan species introduced into Australia as a biological control agent for Lantana camara (A Weed of National Significance).
23 Feb 2025
I think this beggars the question whether a new category 'Biological Control Agent' should be introduced under the Conservation Status heading on NatureMapr to identify such species.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.914464-35.519319
- Altitude 1238.3m
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2025 01:52 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Crocidosema lantana Featured
Species information
- Crocidosema lantana Scientific name
- Lantana Flower-Cluster Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Unknown
- 1238.33m Recorded at altitude
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