Grass Webworm Dorsal | Grass Webworm Ventral | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Crambid Snout Moth (:Pyraloidea Crambidae) | ||||
Species: | Grass Webworm (Hednota enchias) | ||||
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Other name: | Pasture Webworm | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~10mm long, ~21mm wingspan. White & brown striped with black bars on the trailing forewings, with dark speckles receding towards the front. It is very similar to Hednota koojanensis, but that species has a straighter mid-line. | |||||
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