Nyctereutica melanophorella

A Webworm moth (Epipaschiinae at Tathra Public School

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Identification history

Nyctereutica melanophorella	25 Apr 2025	ibaird
Nyctereutica melanophorella	25 Apr 2025	WendyEM
Epipaschiinae (subfamily)	12 Jul 2023	ibaird
Unverified	3 Dec 2019	KerryVance2

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2 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

9 Dec 2019

I'm pretty sure you have the right subfamily - Epipaschiinae - but can't see enough to pick the species. M. nauplialis doesn't generally have the banded antennae showing in the photo, but that could be an effect of the lighting. Suggest identify at subfamily level.

WendyEM wrote:

25 Apr 2025

Nyctereutica melanophorella
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/531773-Nyctereutica-melanophorella

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Location information

Coordinates 149.984050 -36.731894
Places Tathra, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
2 Dec 2019 09:14 PM Recorded on
KerryVance2 Recorded by
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KerryVance2 NatureMapr South Coast Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

Nyctereutica melanophorella Scientific name
A Webworm moth (Epipaschiinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania