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Urn Heath

Melichrus urceolatus

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 16, February 26, March 61, April 140, May 131, June 145, July 156, August 154, September 169, October 77, November 22, December 17.
Australia1,114
New South Wales478
Queensland331
Australian Capital Territory179
Victoria126

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyheath family · Ericaceae
GenusMelichrus

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Urn Heath with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.