Hednota opulentellus
A Cramdid moth (Crambinae at O'Connor, ACT
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| Hednota opulentellus | ibaird | 28 Jul 2026 | |
| Hednota opulentellus | WendyEM | 9 Jun 2026 | |
| Hednota grammellus | ibaird | 9 Jun 2026 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 8 Jun 2026 |
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9 Jun 2026
Hednota opulentellus
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=244572
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=244572
28 Jul 2026
separating H. opulentellus and H. grammellus - H. opulentellus has a white line along the costa from the base to about 1/2way along the wing, this overlaps with another white line a little further in which runs to the apex - this is a bit obscured by the grass stalk above but is still visible (H. grammellus has a single white line, a little in from the costa, running from the base and the main white line to the apex.) H. opulentellus has 3 short lines extending from the termen between the main white line and the apex (H. grammellus has more longer lines running from the main white line to the termen)
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/244572-Hednota-opulentellus
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329645
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/355165-Hednota-grammellus
rn.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICS255-11
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/244572-Hednota-opulentellus
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329645
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/355165-Hednota-grammellus
rn.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICS255-11
28 Jul 2026
Thanks Wendy EM.for these useful notes which improve on my fallible image recognition skills. I have added your notes to the Description Box for H. opulentellus in the species List. I hope you are OK wuth that,
28 Jul 2026
Yes that is OK. Working these things out and trying to describe them helps me with ID too. "It does not feel right" is not quite good enough an explanation
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106542-35.259880
- Altitude 613.7m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2026 03:39 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hednota opulentellus Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hednota opulentellus Scientific name
- A Cramdid moth (Crambinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1334.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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