Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
Sighting 4668419

Ocrasa acerasta

A Pyralid moth at Rubyvale, QLD

Ocrasa acerasta at Rubyvale, QLD - 29 Oct 2009 09:47 PM
Ocrasa acerasta at Rubyvale, QLD - 29 Oct 2009 09:47 PM
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Identification history

Ocrasa acerasta 13 May 2025 donhe
Ocrasa acerasta 13 May 2025 ibaird
Unverified 13 May 2025 PJH123

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Ocrasa albidalis Walker, 1866

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ibaird wrote:
   13 May 2025
ID suggestion made on the basis that the 'forewing is entirely void of a discal spot or a transverse line' ie. distinguishing it from O. albidalis,

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Ocrasa acerasta Scientific name
  • A Pyralid moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 630m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Herculia acerasta Hypsopygia acerasta

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