Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
Sighting 4370941

Salma cinerascens

A Pyralid moth at Melba, ACT

Salma cinerascens at Melba, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 12:36 AM
Salma cinerascens at Melba, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 12:36 AM
Salma cinerascens at Melba, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 12:36 AM
Salma cinerascens at Melba, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 12:36 AM
Salma cinerascens at Melba, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 12:36 AM
Salma cinerascens at Melba, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 12:36 AM
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Identification history

Salma cinerascens 10 Feb 2021 ibaird
Salma cinerascens 10 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Unverified 10 Feb 2021 donhe
Unverified 9 Feb 2021 kasiaaus

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Is there a reliable way of telling the difference between S. cholica and S. cinarescens by sight from above in a dorsal view?
donhe wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
That is a good question. I was using of the vague broad pale diagonal band from 2/3 costa to mid-margin in the images that I chose for the S. cholica webpage on LBH, which is not so evident in images I chose in my page for S. cinarescens, but now I am thinking some of those images were misidentified !!
So I am going to need notice on that question, while I re-assess those webpages against the original descriptions by Meyrick and Warren.
GlennCocking wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
On range grounds it's more likely to be S. cinerascens, where we have been placing similar sightings.

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