#crambidae

[jenfoundabug]

this moth is trying to be a weevil

Crambus sp., Pennsylvania, US

[acarinarium]

I was in the mood for some bug doodles

Feel free to give suggestions for more

[herpsandbirds]

Purple-edged Crambid Moth (Pitama hermesalis), family Crambidae, Borneo

photograph by Valentin Golubkov

[onenicebugperday]

Male margined green pearl moth, Parotis marginata, Crambidae

Note: The bristles at the end of the abdomen are a structure known as a hair-pencil. Hair-pencils are found on male Lepidopterans and used for pheromone signaling. The pheromones secreted from the hair-pencil glands serve as an aphrodisiac and tranquilizer for females, and sometimes as a repellent for males of the same species. The hair-pencil structure is stored inside the body until courtship begins, at which time it is everted.

Photographed in New South Wales by dhobern

[celestial-games]

Day 2 of the new year = 2 more mint moths :D

Pyrausta corinthalis and Pyrausta laticlavia (Southern purple mint moth)

[miyrumiyru]

When your roommate is a night owl

[moths-daily]

Have you done Cynaeda dentalis? They are beautiful and mimic the dry seedheads of Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot Grass)

Moth Of The Day #277

Cynaeda dentalis

From the crambidae family. They have a wingspan of 19-22 mm. They can be found in Europe, Jordan, Turkey and Cape Verde.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

I HAVE QUESTIONS

😲

(Herpetogramma, 1.25 of them anyway)

[ljsbugblog]

No common name (Notarcha aurolinealis), April '24.

[stopandlook]

Scientific Name: Pyrausta inornatalis Common Name(s): Inornate pyrausta moth, southern pink moth Family: Crambidae (crambid snout moth) Life Stage(s): Adult Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Fall

[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Mint Moth

Pyrausta aurata

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The mint moth is a part of the family Crambidae, the grass moth family. It was first described in 1763 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized to Johannes Antonius Scopolius).

Description This moth has purple-brown forewings with yellow marks. The marks on the wings varies but is usually one yellow spot near the middle of the wing but leaning closer to the costa (top edge/vein of the wing). It is also common to have smaller yellow marks with the larger spot. It is possible for the forewing to be blank. It is also possible to have yellow markings that look like a wavy band on the forewings. The hindwings are a dark brown or black with a yellow band in the center.

Wingspan: 1.8 - 2 cm (0.71 - 0.79 in).

The caterpillar of this moth ranges from light green, dark green, light brown, black gray and reddish with a darker back line. They also have a dark brown head.

Length: 13 cm (≈0.512)

Diet and Habitat This species most often eats mint (Mentha spicata and Mentha rotundifolia) but also eats plants like marjoram, Salvia pratensis, Melissa officinalis, Nepeta cataria and Calamintha species.

This species is widely distributed in Europe, North Africa, and North Asia. It reaches to Siberia, North China, Korea, and Japan in the east and to Asia Minor, the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan, Middle Asia and Mongolia in the south. They inhabit chalk and limestone grassland, woodland, marshland, quarries, places with waterside vegetation, and gardens

Mating This moth has two generations a year in north-west Europe. It flies from April until the end of September. Specifically in the UK, it breeds from May to June then from July to August.

Predators This species flies during the day and at night. No listed protections or specific predators.

Fun Fact The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) can be mistaken for Pyrausta purpuralis as they are related. However, Pyrausta purpuralis is larger and has a more distinct band on the forewing. This band is usually divided in 3.

(Source: Wikipedia [1][2], Butterfly Conservation)

[razehider]

a sleepy grass veneer (Agriphila sp., probably A. geniculea). these guys are infamous for wasting their camouflage by hanging out on random walls and trees but at least this one picked something with a color that slightly matches its saltine looking wings. that ridiculous bearded snout still stands out though

(September 15th, 2024)

[drhoz]

#2693 - Eudonia asterisca

Originally described as Xeroscopa asterica, in 1884, by Edward Meyrick, based on specimens from Arthur's Pass, Mount Hutt, and Lake Wakatipu. In 1913 he moved it to Scoparia. In 1988 John S. Dugdale moved it to Eudonia.

Endemic to the North and South Islands, from sea level up to about 1350m, most often in native podocarp/hardwood forests. Since there are still SOME native trees in the mountains around Queenstown, this individual probably came from there.

Adults are on the wing from December until March, and rarely as early as October and November. They are attracted to light and sugar traps. I couldn't find any information on the foodplant of the caterpillars.

Queenstown, Aotearoa New Zealand

[herpsandbirds]

Distinguished Colymychus Moth (Colomychus talis), family Crambidae, MS, USA

photograph by Diana Bowers

[onenicebugperday]

Zebra pearl moth, Dichocrocis zebralis, Crambidae

Found in South and Southeast Asia

Photo 1 by batfish, 2 by lawrencehylton, 3-4 by pauldickson, and 5-7 by sashahaldane,

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2024 | Image IDs: Three photos of a brown and white Hymenia genus crambid moth on a thin green leaf /End IDs.]