Ocrasa acerasta

A Pyralid moth at Melba, ACT

Ocrasa acerasta at Melba, ACT - 3 Dec 2021 12:43 AM
Ocrasa acerasta at Melba, ACT - 3 Dec 2021 12:43 AM
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Identification history

Ocrasa acerasta 30 Apr 2022 GlennCocking
Ocrasa albidalis 6 Feb 2022 ibaird
Ocrasa acerasta 6 Feb 2022 kasiaaus

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2 comments

kasiaaus wrote:
   6 Feb 2022
I'm not entirely sure that it isn't Ocrasa albidalis. I think I can see a very faint hint of a line across the wings.
GlennCocking wrote:
   30 Apr 2022
See p143 MothsinACT, I'm voting acerasta

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Ocrasa acerasta Scientific name
  • A Pyralid moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 630m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Herculia acerasta Hypsopygia acerasta

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