Culladia cuneiferellus

Crambinae moth at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

Culladia cuneiferellus	19 Mar 2020	ibaird
Culladia cuneiferellus	19 Mar 2020	GlennCocking
Unverified	19 Mar 2020	Jubeyjubes

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GlennCocking wrote:

19 Mar 2020

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Jubeyjubes wrote:

19 Mar 2020

Glenn, what do these moths do with these very long snouts? Is it a snout?

GlennCocking wrote:

20 Mar 2020

These projections arising from the head near the proboscis are called labial palpi. Their structure gives clues about the family of the moth. I don't think their function is well understood, but is probably sensory. I'm glad you asked, as I was hasty with the wing pattern that I thought I recognised this morning. On second thoughts, it's a Crambinae, probably Culladia cuneiferellus.

ibaird wrote:

20 Mar 2020

The wavy wing pattern marks match examples on the ALA for this species.

Jubeyjubes wrote:

21 Mar 2020

Ahh, thanks Glenn that's very interesting. I think I am going to wonder about the function of labial palpi for a long time now...

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Location information

Coordinates 149.077042 -35.259628
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
18 Mar 2020 08:41 PM Recorded on
Jubeyjubes Recorded by
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Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Culladia cuneiferellus Scientific name
Crambinae moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2895.4m Recorded at altitude
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