Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)


 

For an introduction to Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae), see:

Family Pyralidae

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/pyra-moths.html

Family Crambidae

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/crambidae/crambidae.html

 


Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

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Discussion

WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
you are right, well done. The next step is to look at live examples of Hednota on NMapr (fieldguide) and other sites to see if you can find a species with matching stripes, dots, speckles, patches etc

Hednota pleniferellus
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Comparing with iNaturalist examples I'm not sure this is H. opulentallus. Seems much lighter overall without a definite black bar parallel with the trailing edge of the forewing.

Hednota species near grammellus
jb2602 wrote:
10 Feb 2025
Note scale head crest typical of Epipaschiinae (p140 Moths in the ACT)
AKA Salma nephelodes

Stericta nephelodes
jb2602 wrote:
7 Feb 2025
Thanks Ian and Don for the correction.

Stericta nephelodes
donhe wrote:
7 Feb 2025
S. concisella has no diagonal dark shadow running across each forewing.

Stericta nephelodes
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