Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
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Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Biostatus
Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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This species is an Australian endemic, appearing yearly in New Zealand as a trans-Tasman immigrant or vagrant, and establishing temporary colonies in summer (Fox 1973; Dugdale 1988). Sometimes it may be found in the same locality in successive seasons, suggesting longer-term establishment (B.H. Patrick, pers. comm.). It usually occurs in small numbers, although Fox (1973) observed that it could be abundant in some years.
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Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan)
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Phalaena elegans Donovan, 1805
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
Phalaena elegans Donovan
Cosmodes elegans (Donovan, 1805)
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8 March 2011
9 November 2017
