Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
For an introduction to Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae), see:
Family Pyralidae
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/pyra-moths.html
Family Crambidae
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/crambidae/crambidae.html
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WendyEM
wrote:
12 hrs ago
Gauna aegusalis has mostly smooth white lines across the forewing (Pyralis farinalis has a distinct dip in the pale post medial line - closer to termen) G. aegusalis has half fawn-grey half tan area between 2 white lines (P. f. mostly sandy/fawn with some tan suffusion). In G. aegusalis the basal section of the forewing extending to the first white line is fawn-grey (P. f. this section is tan)
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=9841
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=380430
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=9841
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=380430
Pyralis farinalis
ibaird
wrote:
10 Dec 2025
A new species sighting for NatureMapr and Canberra and Southern Tablelands Region. Known to occur locally in the ACT. The caterpillars feed on Nut Grass ( Cyperus species, CYPERACEAE).
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
DianneClarke
wrote:
9 Dec 2025
It must have been when The system wasn't playing nicely for me. Sorry for any confusion.
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
ConBoekel
wrote:
9 Dec 2025
Hi Dianne and Wendy, I tried scrolling back and couldn't find a duplicate.
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
WendyEM
wrote:
9 Dec 2025
I can't find a duplicate of this sighting.
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=426163&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=426163&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
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