A crambid snout mouth at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Crambidae sp. (family) | 5 Jan 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Crambidae sp. (family) | 8 Jun 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Jun 2019 | CathB |
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Not sure if this is a moth or a butterfly
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
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
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) CathB
Additional information
- Melichrus urceolata Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Crambidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A crambid snout mouth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 807.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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