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Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

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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

 

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Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

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ConBoekel wrote:
21 Nov 2025
Hi Ian, it was actually recorded near Chiltern. But I will keep my eyes peeled in DSW!
Voliba scoparialis
ibaird wrote:
21 Nov 2025
A first sighting of this species on NatureMap.
Voliba scoparialis
WendyEM wrote:
21 Nov 2025
Voliba scoparialis
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=328716
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=1152378
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bff5c964-3623-47cb-a531-c2a3db40e420#names
Voliba scoparialis
ibaird wrote:
17 Nov 2025
Htereomicta (genus)? There seem to be quite a few plain looking Heteromicta (genus) spp., named and un-named.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=77088
Pyralidae (family)
WendyEM wrote:
5 Nov 2025
might also be Phycitinae e.g. Faveria tritalis
Pyraloidea (unidentified Pyraloid moth)

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