Red-blotched Pyralid: S2, profile

Red-blotched Pyralid (Morosaphycita poliochyta)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Grass Moth (:Pyraloidea Pyralidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Red-blotched Pyralid (Morosaphycita poliochyta)

This Photo:

🔍S2, profile🔎

Thank you Dr Paul Whitington for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~12mm long
We originally thought this was Morosaphycita oculiferella.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

		<<< Previous Red-blotched Pyralid S1, profile		Next >>> Red-blotched Pyralid S5, profile
			Animals Birds Fish Frogs Invert's Ants, Bees, Flies & Wasps Beetles, Cockroaches & True Bugs Dragonflies, Mantids & Netwings Hoppers Moths & Butterflies Other Bugs Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks Mammals Reptiles Best-Antennae Best-Dorsal Best-Eyes Best-Juvenile Best-Profile Best-Pupa Best-Ventral Best-Wings Other Crust & Algae Fungi Introduced Species Plants Mistletoe Small Plants Daisies Mosses & Liverworts Orchids Other Small Plants Small Bluebush & Saltbush Shrubs & Bushes Trees Vines Best-Buds Best-Flowers Best-Fruits Best-Leaves Key-Buds Key-Flowers Info Calendars All Introduced Murraylands Native Inverts Murraylands Native Large Animals Murraylands Native Plants & Fungi Contact Did You Know? about Antennae about Bites about Cold Blooded about Eyes about Mimickery about Skin about Tools about Wings Help Home Status Search Complete List Google What's New