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Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

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Unidentified Pyralid or Snout Moth (Pyralidae & Crambidae) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Uresiphita ornithopteralis at Kalbarri National Park, WA by GG
Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by MarkT
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Goulburn, NSW by glbn1
Stericta carbonalis (Charcoal Pyralid) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Hellula hydralis (Cabbage Centre Moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Etiella behrii (Lucerne Seed Web Moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at Hall, ACT by Anna123
Etiella behrii at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Lasiosticha opimella (A Pyralid moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Oenogenes fugalis (A Pyralid moth) at Mount Clear, ACT by RAllen
Oenogenes fugalis (A Pyralid moth) at Mount Clear, ACT by RAllen
Mimoscopa ochetaula (Mimoscopa ochetaula) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Hednota pedionoma (Pasture Webworm) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Hygraula nitens (Pond Moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Hygraula nitens (Pond Moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Ephestiopsis oenobarella (a Phycitine moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Mimaglossa nauplialis and habitalis at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Mimaglossa nauplialis and habitalis at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Achyra affinitalis (Cotton Web Spinner) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Achyra affinitalis (Cotton Web Spinner) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Sceliodes cordalis (Eggfruit Caterpillar, Poroporo Fruit Borer) at Turner, ACT by ConBoekel
Hednota pedionoma (Pasture Webworm) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Hednota pedionoma (Pasture Webworm) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Strepsinoma foveata (Pyralid moth, Snout moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by DianneClarke
Uresiphita ornithopteralis at Denman Prospect, ACT by Miranda
Parapoynx polydectalis (A Crambid moth (Acentropinae) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Etiella behrii (Lucerne Seed Web Moth) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Etiella behrii (Lucerne Seed Web Moth) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) at Yass River, NSW by SenexRugosus
Salma marmorea at Conder, ACT by MichaelBedingfield
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Edrom, NSW by Hejor1
Etiella behrii (Lucerne Seed Web Moth) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified Pyralid or Snout Moth (Pyralidae & Crambidae) at Tharwa, ACT by DPRees125
Canuza euspilella (A Crambid moth) at O'Malley, ACT by Mike
Corynophora lativittalis at Tharwa, ACT by DPRees125
Achyra affinitalis (Cotton Web Spinner) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Hednota megalarcha (A Crambid moth) at Cotter River, ACT by DPRees125
Nacoleia mesochlora (Pied Crambid) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602
Phycitinae (subfamily) (A snout moth) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Nacoleia mesochlora (Pied Crambid) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602
Pyraloidea (unidentified Pyraloid moth) (A Pyraloid moth (Pyraloidea)) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Nacoleia mesochlora (Pied Crambid) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Pyralid or Snout Moth (Pyralidae & Crambidae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Etiella behrii (Lucerne Seed Web Moth) at Ainslie, ACT by Pirom
Etiella behrii (Lucerne Seed Web Moth) at Ainslie, ACT by Pirom
Hygraula nitens (Pond Moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Hygraula nitens (Pond Moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Pleuroptya balteata (A Crambid moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Achyra affinitalis (Cotton Web Spinner) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Ephestiopsis oenobarella (a Phycitine moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Hyalobathra crenulata (A Pyralid moth (Pyralinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Hyalobathra crenulata (A Pyralid moth (Pyralinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Ocrasa acerasta (A Pyralid moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Agrioglypta excelsalis (Spilomelinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Hyalobathra unicolor (Cotton Web Spinner) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Hyalobathra crenulata (A Pyralid moth (Pyralinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Hemiscopis violacea (A Crambid moth (Odontiinae)) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Agathodes ostentalis (Coral Tree Moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Heteromicta pachytera (Galleriinae subfamily moth) at Ainslie, ACT by Pirom
Conogethes punctiferalis at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Endotricha pyrosalis (A Pyralid moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Achyra massalis (Ombava) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Canuza euspilella (A Crambid moth) at Uriarra Village, ACT by DPRees125
Eudonia cleodoralis (A Crambid moth) at Belconnen, ACT by JohnGiacon
Orthaga atribasalis (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschiinae) at Charleys Forest, NSW by arjay
Ocrasa albidalis (A Pyralid moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Araeopaschia undescribed spANIC19 (A Pyralid moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Persicoptera compsopa (A Pyralid moth (Pyralinae)) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Achyra (genus) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Heteromicta pachytera at Dundurrabin, NSW by Csteele4
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Crambidae sp. (family) at Goulburn, NSW by glbn1
Mimaglossa nauplialis and habitalis at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Kenny, ACT by ConBoekel
Mimaglossa nauplialis and habitalis at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Acton, ACT by ConBoekel
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Nicholls, ACT by AlisonMilton
Heliothela (genus) (A Pyraloid moth (Heliotheliinae subf.)) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Ainslie, ACT by Pirom
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Pialligo, ACT by Pirom
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Turner, ACT by ConBoekel
Eudonia protorthra (A Scopariine moth) at Turner, ACT by ConBoekel
Callionyma sarcodes (A Galleriinae moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Phycitodes melanosticta (A Pyralid moth (Phycitinae) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Mimaglossa nauplialis and habitalis at Charleys Forest, NSW by arjay
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by MarkT
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Stericta nephelodes (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschiinae) at Bulli, NSW by jb2602
Talanga tolumnialis (Figleaf Moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Gauna aegusalis (Pyraline moth) at Hall, ACT by Anna123
Notarcha aurolinealis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae)) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Glyphodes cosmarcha (Spilomelinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Syntonarcha vulnerata (A Crambid Moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus

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ibaird wrote:
15 Dec 2024
Great photos! Moth in second photo seems to be looking at the camera.
Hellula hydralis
ibaird wrote:
14 Dec 2024
Apis mellifera, a honeybee, in first and 4th images, I think.
Oenogenes fugalis
donhe wrote:
13 Dec 2024
BOLD shows both dark and brown specimens. I guess its just like H. sapiens.
Oenogenes fugalis
RAllen wrote:
13 Dec 2024
These all were dark ones. See separate sighting 4627728 for comparison with brighter specimens.
Oenogenes fugalis
donhe wrote:
13 Dec 2024
I see 2 very similar O. fugalis, and a partial view of some other insect in the first and fourth photo, where are the 'dark ones'?
Oenogenes fugalis

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Uresiphita ornithopteralis

Pyralis farinalis at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Pyralis farinalis at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Canuza euspilella at O'Malley, ACT

Faveria tritalis at Goulburn, NSW

Faveria tritalis at Goulburn, NSW

Hellula hydralis at Melba, ACT

Stericta carbonalis at Melba, ACT

Stericta carbonalis at Melba, ACT

Hellula hydralis at Melba, ACT

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