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Hellula hydralis
About 14mm long overall. Wings held tent-like.
Among grasses in a local nature reserve adjoining a national park.
Also called Cabbage Centre Grub. Spotted before here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/730...
Thanks J for the ID.
family: CRAMBIDAE
subfamily: GLAPHYRIINAE
Never again. Too many Brussel sprouts being grown around here.
Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
Thanks J. You'd think I would recognise this moth by now as I just ID'd one for myself 2 days ago. We get hydralis in this part of Aus where undialis occurs slightly more north.. not that there isn't considerable overlap. I hope this is the last time I bother with this brassica pest.
Another similar species is Hellula undalis, however, I think the markings are much more consistent with H. hydralis.
H. undalis:
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3890
Spotted on Mar 12, 2014
Submitted on Mar 12, 2014
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