Pyralidae (family)

A Pyralid Moth at Mount Clear, ACT

Pyralidae (family) at Mount Clear, ACT - 11 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Pyralidae (family) 2 Dec 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Pyraloidea sp. 17 Nov 2020 donhe
Unidentified 16 Nov 2020 KMcCue

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:
   16 Nov 2020
Perhaps Calaomotropha species? e.g. C. delatilis.
donhe wrote:
   17 Nov 2020
I cannot find Calaomotropha or delatilis in the Checklist nor in BOLD..
GlennCocking wrote:
   17 Nov 2020
If the palpi are showing correctly (not hidden or knocked off), it's a Galleriinae rather than a Crambinae.
ibaird wrote:
   17 Nov 2020
Sorry, mispelt: Calamotropha genus.
donhe wrote:
   17 Nov 2020
The palpi look OK to me for say Calamotropha dielota (Crambinae), but too long for say Corcyra cephalonica (Galleriinae).

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  • 11 Nov 2020 01:01 PM Recorded on
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