Crambid Moths - Family Crambidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Crambid Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
Family PYRALIDAE was recently split into CRAMBIDAE and PYRALIDAE. In general, Moths in this two families rest with wings in triangular shape and put the first pair of long legs in front, the two antennae pass top of their head and pointed backwards. They are small to medium in size and have relatively long legs.
- Pyralid caterpillars have many different types of habits. Most are concealed feeder, living in lives tied with silk, in silken webs or in leaf cases jointed by silk. Some bore in stems or fruits while some live in plant materials on ground or in soil.
Crambid Caterpillars feed on leaves of grass or sedges.
- Tree Lucerne Moth
- Uresiphita ornithopteralis, subfamily Pyraustinae, caterpillar length 35mm, moth wingspan 30mm
- The caterpillar is grass green in colour, with white dots on black patterns. It has spares hairs. Its head is reddish- brown. The moth has the bright yellow hind wings with black border, covered by the forewings. More information please click on here.
- Yellow-Brown Crambid Moth
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- Agrotera basinotata, subfamily Pyraustinae, wingspan 30mm
- This is a small but colour moth. There are the yellow and brown patterns on wings. Body is banded with white and yellow and has a brown tip. We found it once in Karawatha forest Apr 2009. It was resting under gum tree leaf. When disturbed, it flied and rested under leaf about 10 meter away.
- Reference:
- 1. Agrotera basinotata Hampson, 1891 - Australia Caterpillar, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2007.
- Sod Webworm, Grass Caterpillar
- Herpetogramma licarsisalis, subfamily Pyraustinae, wingspan 15mm
- This small moth is very common in Brisbane home backyards. The moth is pale brown in colour with brown spots in its wings. We can easily find them on plants every summer night. They are seen sometimes in winter. Their larvae are commonly known as Sod Webworm or Grass Caterpillar. They are grass-green to dark brown in colour. They are also commonly found on window glass.
- Brown-yellow Crambid Moth
- Nacoleia mesochlora, subfamily Pyraustinae, wingspan 15mm
- Picture taken on the wall outside our house, Dec 2000.
- Reference:
- 1. Nacoleia
mesochlora
(Meyrick, 1884) - Australia Caterpillar, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2009.
- Brown-white Crambid Moth
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- Glyphodes microta, subfamily Pyraustinae, wingspan 15mm
- The moth is brown with bold white patterns on wings.
- Reference:
- 1. Images of Glyphodes microta - All Leps, Barcode of life.
- Beet Webworm
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- Spoladea recurvalis, subfamily Pyraustinae, wingspan 20mm
- The moth is brown with two incomplete white stripes on forewings and the complete white stripes across hindwings.
- Reference:
- 1. Images of Spoladea recurvalis - - All Leps, Barcode of life.
- Yellow-red Crambid Moth
- Conogethes haemactalis, subfamily Pyraustinae, body length 12mm
- Picture taken on Sep 2005.
- Reference:
- 1. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, Plate 9.12.
- 2. Conogethes haemactalis - Australia Caterpillar, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2006
- Crambin Moth
- Mesolia sp. subfamily Crambinae
- Reference:
- 1. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007, p130.
- Reference:
- 1. Moths - family Pyralidae - lifeunseen.com by Nick Monaghan.
- 2. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007, p127.
- 3. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p350 (CRAMBINAE ).
