Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

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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

Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

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Discussion

donhe wrote:

23 min ago

Lots of Pyraustinae look quite like this : Hyalobathra, Isocentris, Lamprophaia, Mabra etc.

Pyraustinae (subfamily)

WendyEM wrote:

2 hrs ago

Close. Above moth has the antemedial line and medial line appearing to curve toward each other/join at the forewing inner margin. None of the BOLD (Hobern) specimens do this.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329235
Nor do these (ALA) but otherwise they are very close
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/318c0e6b-17df-4193-9d23-29b0f765cdf8#gallery

Pyraustinae (subfamily)

ibaird wrote:

4 hrs ago

Cnaphalocrocis hexagona ?
https://bie.ala.org.au/image-search/https%3A//biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d2fe37ce-04e1-4207-8e68-d687c20164a6

Pyraustinae (subfamily)

WendyEM wrote:

4 hrs ago

Yes, I have had a look but found nothing I'm happy with. I'll have to reconsider later.

Pyraustinae (subfamily)

WendyEM wrote:

4 hrs ago

https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3a580c64-e019-4069-ad85-f69b940733a5#gallery
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=20445

Omiodes diemenalis