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  • The Insect Orders
    • Orders A-M
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      • Zygentoma = Thysanura (Silverfish)
  • The Pseudo Insects
    • Class Entognatha (the Pseudo Insects; Diplura & Protura)
    • Class Collembola (Springtails)

Superfamily Pyraloidea

Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Glaucocharis dilatella (Crambidae: Crambinae) cf. Nechilo macrogona (Crambidae: Crambinae) Corynophora lativittalis (Crambidae: Crambinae) Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambidae: Crambinae) Hednota pedionoma (Crambidae: Crambinae) Hednota acontophora (Crambidae: Crambinae) Hednota grammellus (Crambidae: Crambinae) Heliothela sp. (Crambidae: Heliothelinae) Hellula hydralis, Cabbage Centre Grub (Crambidae: Glaphyriinae) Pond Moth, Hygraula nitens (Crambidae: Acentropinae) Parapoynx euryscia (Crambidae: Acentropinae) Tree Lucerne Moth, Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Crambidae: Pyraustinae) Eudonia aphrodes (Crambidae: Scopariinae) Scoparia nr. philonephes (Crambidae: Scopariinae) Scoparia spelaea (Crambidae: Scopariinae) White Rush Moth, Tipanaea patulella (Crambidae: Schoenobiinae) Sedenia cervalis (Crambidae: Spilomelinae) Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Crambidae: Spilomelinae) Tree Lucerne Moth, Uresiphita ornithopteralis (larva) (Pyraustinae)

Pyralidae
Endotricha sp. (Pyralidae: Endotrichinae) Orthaga thyrisalis (Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) Stericta bryomima (Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) Salma ebenina (Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) Spectrotrota fimbrialis (Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) Meyriccia latro (Pyralidae: Galleriinae), depositing eggs on Xanthorrhoea flowers. Greater Wax Moth or Honeycomb Moth, Galleria mellonella (Pyralidae: Galleriinae) Cadra sp. reared form larva found in rice (Pyralidae: Phycitinae) Etiella behrii (Pyralidae: Phycitinae) Grease Moth or Large Tabby, Aglossa pinguinalis (Pyralidae: Pyralinae) Salma pyrastis (larva) (Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) Cadra sp. larva found in rice (reared to adult) (Pyralidae: Phycitinae)

The Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania team acknowledges the palawa people; the traditional owners of lutruwita/ Tasmania. We respect their knowledge, connection and care of the land that we share and its ecosystems, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.  

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