Salma cinerascens (Warren, 1891) (previously known as Stericta marmorea) EPIPASCHIINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are pale brown with extensive dark markings on each forewing. Each forewing has a complex pale area around the apex, from costa to margin. The hindwings are pale brown with dark borders. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species is found in

Australian Capital Territory.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of John Bromilow, Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory)

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Further reading :

William Warren,
Descriptions of new genera and species of Pyralidae contained in the British Museum Collection,
Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
6th Series, Volume 7 (1891), p. 431.

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(written 7 October 2018, updated 4 February 2020, 11 January 2021)