Ocrasa acerasta

A Pyralid moth at O'Connor, ACT

Ocrasa acerasta at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2017
Ocrasa acerasta at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2017
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Identification history

Ocrasa acerasta 1 Dec 2017 ibaird
Ocrasa acerasta 30 Nov 2017 ibaird

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Attracted to MV light at night.

3 comments

GlennCocking wrote:
   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.
ibaird wrote:
   1 Dec 2017
OK, I’ll change the previous abidalis sighting to acerasta. I presume you meant to say: 'the former was described second' ?
GlennCocking wrote:
   1 Dec 2017
Yes! Sorry for the slip

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Nov 2017 09:36 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Ocrasa acerasta Scientific name
  • A Pyralid moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 630m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Herculia acerasta Hypsopygia acerasta

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