Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis

3 Lesser rice leaf-roller at Braemar, NSW

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Identification history

	Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis	30 Apr 2025	ibaird
	Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis	30 Apr 2025	Curiosity

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Each time it moved to another location, it settled into this clasping posture with the wings.

2 comments

Span102 wrote:

1 May 2025

What an interesting moth!

Curiosity wrote:

2 May 2025

Hi @Span102. Pleased that you find this moth interesting as well. It's the first time I've seen this one, with its distinctive posture of cupping the wings around the perch.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.474918 -34.433726
Maps Braemar Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Braemar, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Apr 2025 09:24 AM Recorded on
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Curiosity NatureMapr Southern Highlands Latest Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

grass Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Scientific name
Lesser rice leaf-roller Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 625.56m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Marasmia poeyalis

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