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Case Moths &
Leaf-miners 
PSYCHIDAE
Case Moths 
BUCCULATRICIDAE
Scribbly Gum Moth 
GRACILLARIIDAE
Leaf Miners
 
Concealer Moths &
Leafrollers
OECOPHORIDAE
Concealer Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE
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BLASTOBASIDAE
Small Grey Moth
COSMOPTERIGIDAE
GELECHIIDAE
LECITHOCERIDAE 
 
Day Flying Moths
COSSIDAE
Goat Moth
TORTRICIDAE
Leafrollers
CASTNIIDAE
Sun Moths
CHOREUTIDAE
Metalmark Moths
ZYGAENIDAE
Forester Moths 
LIMACODIDAE
Cup Moths
 
Pyralid Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE
Plume Moths
HYBLAEIDAE 
Teak Moths
CRAMBIDAE
Pyralid Moths
Pyralid Moths
  
Looper Moths
GEOMETRIDAE
 
Anthelid Moths
EUPTEROTIDAE
Bag-shelter Moths
 
NOCTUOIDEA
Notodontidae 
Prominents Moths
LYMANTRIIDAE 
Tussock Moths
ARCTIIDAE
Tiger Moths
AGANAIDAE
Tiger Moths
NOCTUIDAE
Owl Moths 
 
 

                                               

Bird-dropping Pyralid Moth - Orthaga seminivea 

Family Pyralidae

This page contains pictures and information about Bird-dropping Pyralid Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 25mm 
 
We found this moth outside our house a few times. 
 
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Pictures taken outside our house during mid summer. This moth is black and white in colours, mimics bird-dropping
 
The Caterpillars live in a shelter of host plant leaves joined by silk.
 
 
 
 

Reference:
1. Orthaga seminivea (Warren, 1895) - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley.  
2. Moths - family Pyralidae - lifeunseen.com by Nick Monaghan.
3. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007, p127. 

 

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