A Tortricid moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Meritastis undescribed species | 14 Jul 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Meritastis undescribed species | 9 Jul 2019 | ibaird |
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Attracted to UV light at night.
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ibaird
wrote:
10 Jul 2019
There are several images matching this specimen identified as Meritastis sp. on the ALA and also matching images on Bold Systems 4 for Merirastis sp. in the ANIC collection for NSW. A very similar specimen is also identified as the holotype Cacoecia fulminata from the NMV collection on the ALA, see https://bie.ala.org.au/species/NZOR-6-92183#gallery. This species also appears on the Checklist of moth species for the Atlas of Life for the Budawang Coast.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.113295-35.259549
- Altitude 607.4m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Mar 2018 09:43 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Meritastis undescribed species Scientific name
- A Tortricid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 626.8m Recorded at altitude
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