Ocrasa decoloralis (Lederer, 1863) (previously : Asopia decoloralis) PYRALINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: Don Herbison-Evans, Concord, Sydney, New South Wales)

These moths have brown wings with two dark-edged pale submarginal lines, and sometimes a dark spot near the middle, on each forewing. The hindwings are similar but paler.

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The moths have a pinkish tinge. They have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The species occurs in

New South Wales.

drawing by Julius Lederer, listed as Asopia decoloralis,
Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift, Volume 7, Part 11 (1863), Plate 6, fig. 10,
image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University.

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Further reading :

Julius Lederer,
Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift,
Volume 7, Part 11 (1863), p. 458, No. 11, and also Plate 6, fig. 10.

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(created 15 October 2001, updated 22 January 2013, 13 January 2021)