Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
Sighting 4384879

Pyralidae (family)

A Pyralid Moth at Holt, ACT

Pyralidae (family) at Holt, ACT - 20 Jun 2021
Pyralidae (family) at Holt, ACT - 20 Jun 2021
Pyralidae (family) at Holt, ACT - 20 Jun 2021
Pyralidae (family) at Holt, ACT - 20 Jun 2021
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Identification history

Pyralidae (family) 1 Jul 2021 donhe
Pyralidae (family) 1 Jul 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 21 Jun 2021 Christine

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User's notes

I'm guessing this is the larvae for some kind of beetle??

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   1 Jul 2021
Lepidoptera, I think. Maybe Pyralidae?
donhe wrote:
   1 Jul 2021
Christine: you didn't collect it for rearing?

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Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by MattM
Digitaria brownii (Cotton Panic Grass) at Dunlop, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by MattM
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Dunlop, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by MattM
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Dunlop, ACT - 30 Sep 2019 by Kurt
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Nov 2016 by AlisonMilton
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Nov 2016 by Alison Milton
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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 20 Jun 2021 01:44 PM Recorded on
  • Christine Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

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