A Pyralid moth at Casey, ACT
Identification history
| Epipaschiinae (subfamily) | 25 Jun 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Spectrotrota fimbrialis | 28 Apr 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Epipaschiinae (subfamily) | 24 Apr 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 23 Apr 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 19 Apr 2026 | Hejor1 |
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5 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
23 Jun 2026
both Spectrotrota fimbrialis & Salma pyrastis have larva similar to like this. The book Caterpillars, Moths & their Plants of southern Australia by McQuillan, Forrest, Keane & Grund mention Salma pyrastis lives in a shelter like webbing above.
ibaird
wrote:
24 Jun 2026
I'm not sure. This does not seem to have the small black dots in the middle of the white ones that S. pyrastis appears to have.
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_pyralidmoths/images/DSCN7259.jpg
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_pyralidmoths/images/DSCN7259.jpg
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090736-35.178106
- Altitude 637.8m
- Places Casey, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Apr 2026 03:31 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Epipaschiinae (subfamily) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Epipaschiinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A Pyralid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 655m Recorded at altitude
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