Pyralis farinalis
Meal Moth (Pyralinae at Hughes, ACT
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| Pyralis farinalis | ibaird | 4 Apr 2020 | |
| Pyralis farinalis | donhe | 4 Apr 2020 | |
| Acodia undescribed species | JonSteinbeck | 4 Apr 2020 |
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User's notes
I do not know the name of this Geometer Moth species but I found it on an external door frame and really liked the mixture of colours. Sorry, the photo is from Feb and I am just posting it now.
1 comment
6 Apr 2020
Hi ibaird and donhe, Many thanks for the identification. It was so obvious once I went to the Meal Moth page here onCNM. I note, I was looking in the wrong category of moths. I just looked the Wikipedia page about these moths, wow, what a range. Many thanks for the identification, it was interesting reading about this moth.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098207-35.333292
- Altitude 615.2m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2020 07:06 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pyralis farinalis Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pyralis farinalis Scientific name
- Meal Moth (Pyralinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Asopia domesticalis
Record quality
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