Ocrasa acerasta
A Pyralid moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Ocrasa acerasta | ibaird | 1 Dec 2017 | |
| Ocrasa acerasta | ibaird | 30 Nov 2017 |
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Attracted to MV light at night.
3 comments
1 Dec 2017
Ocrasa acerasta and albidalis have both been recorded in the ACT. The latter was described second, and was contrasted to albidalis as not having faint light lines nor a discal spot in the forewing, both of which can be hard to see. I can't see them in this photo, nor in the specimen previously identified on CNM as albidalis. As long as the photos are displaying all the markings, both reports would be of acerasta.
1 Dec 2017
OK, I’ll change the previous abidalis sighting to acerasta. I presume you meant to say: 'the former was described second' ?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113290-35.259497
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2017 09:36 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ocrasa acerasta Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ocrasa acerasta Scientific name
- A Pyralid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 696.68m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Herculia acerasta Hypsopygia acerasta
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