Pod borer

Description:

A sneaky, oily looking small moth with glued back antennae. About 12mm overall.

Habitat:

Stone wall at local primary school at night.

Notes:

Family -Pyralidae; Genus - Etiella; Species - E. behrii -- Pests on soybean, mungbean, navy bean, azuki bean, lucerne. Important pest of peanuts, especially in drier areas, and of specialist legumes (e.g. natto soybeans). Associated with aflatoxin in peanuts. Rattle pods are favourite weed hosts. Distribution http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Etiella+be... Etiella behrii is found over much of South-East Asia, including China, Indonesia, the Pacific Islands and all of Australia, including Tasmania. Thanks Nuwan for ID.