Lepidoptera: Crambidae

Hednota relatalis  

Hednota relatalis Moth (Hednota relatalis)
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Brisbane Ranges National Park, VIC (Feb, 2015)
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Wallpaper thumb: Hednota relatalis Moth

Hednota relatalis is a small moth of grassy areas.

The larvae are known as Webworms from their habit of creating a silk-lined tunnel along the roots of the grasses they eat and in large numbers can cause damage to pasture and crops.

Hednota relatalis Moth (Hednota relatalis)

Hednota relatalis "Pasture Webworm"

Hednota relatalis Moth (Hednota relatalis)

Hednota relatalis Moth

Hednota relatalis Moth (Hednota relatalis)

Hednota relatalis Moth