Meyriccia latro
Pyralid moth at Tathra, NSW
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| Meyriccia latro | ibaird | 7 May 2025 | |
| Meyriccia latro | WendyEM | 7 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | KerryVance2 | 9 Apr 2022 |
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7 May 2025
Palps missing? Would M. latro have a large 'spur' on the front leg? Ans. yes!
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/1f895354-9b3a-4ec3-b14a-9d3fdf09793d
Species seems to be strongly sexually dimorphic axplaining the different forewing markings on forewings and corresponding lack of palps in many specimens
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/1f895354-9b3a-4ec3-b14a-9d3fdf09793d
Species seems to be strongly sexually dimorphic axplaining the different forewing markings on forewings and corresponding lack of palps in many specimens
Location information
- Coordinates 149.984084-36.731893
- Places Tathra, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 21 Mar 2022 12:54 AM Recorded on
- KerryVance2 Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- KerryVance2 NatureMapr South Coast Meyriccia latro Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Meyriccia latro Scientific name
- Pyralid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 636.8m Recorded at altitude
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