Crambidae family)
A Crambid snout mouth at Cook, ACT
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| Crambidae family) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Jan 2020 | |
| Crambidae family) | donhe | 8 Jun 2019 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 8 Jun 2019 |
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Not sure if this is a moth or a butterfly
1 comment
9 Jun 2019
Dark dorsal spots like those on this specimen are found on larvae of many species in Pyraloidea, for example see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/spil-cats.html
You will need to rear it in captivity to get an adult moth to identify the species.
Of course you should release it back near where you found it if you succeed.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/spil-cats.html
You will need to rear it in captivity to get an adult moth to identify the species.
Of course you should release it back near where you found it if you succeed.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072997-35.266170
- Altitude 482.4m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jun 2019 03:46 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Melichrus urceolata Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Crambidae sp. (family) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Crambidae family) Scientific name
- A Crambid snout mouth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 807.9m Recorded at altitude
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