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Hellula hydralis
About 16mm long.
Attracted to night lighting at the local school.
A brassica hotshot. In our part of Australia the only Hellula found seems to be H hydralis
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
family: CRAMBIDAE
subfamily: GLAPHYRIINAE
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
The pheromones are used in Integrated Pest Management techniques.
Thanks J for directions.
The Hellula, though only two species in your area are hard to distinguish, so it may be best to keep your Hellula at Hellula sp.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2013
Submitted on Oct 20, 2013
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