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Crocidosema lantana

1 Lantana Flower-Cluster Moth at Tharwa, ACT

Crocidosema lantana at Tharwa, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 01:52 PM
Crocidosema lantana at Tharwa, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 01:52 PM
Crocidosema lantana at Tharwa, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 01:52 PM
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Identification history

Crocidosema lantana 23 Feb 2025 donhe
Crocidosema lantana 23 Feb 2025 ibaird
Epinotia lantana 14 Feb 2025 donhe
Olethreutinae (subfamily) 13 Feb 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 13 Feb 2025 Miranda

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   14 Feb 2025
I cannot work out if E. lantana has already been listed ?
ibaird wrote:
   23 Feb 2025
Crocidosema lantana is the preferred name I believe in the AFD.
ibaird wrote:
   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).
ibaird wrote:
   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.
Miranda wrote:
   24 Feb 2025
Very interesting, thank you!

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