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Crambid Moth

Herpetograma sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

2.5 cm. The abdomen is longer than the wings and this is obvious both at rest and in flight. The antenna are held back and above the abdomen a lot more closely together than most.

Habitat:

Found sleeping on bracken in a sparsely wooded copse at night

Notes:

file #long abdomen moth 998. Thanks to NuwanChathuranga for the id. The reference is from the Northern Hemisphere Bug Guide as the genus is more fully covered there

Reference Links:

Herpetogramma, Genus Herpetogramma - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Crambid moth

Herpetogramma sp.

Reference Link
NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (1)
StephenSolomons
Thank you NuawanChathuranga. That was a difficult reference to assess. There seems to be little of the species as it stands in Australia but there is enough

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