
Pyralid Moth (Ocrasa acerasta)
This beautiful pale green moth was resting with its shimmering wings flattened into a triangular shape. The wings were covered with minute flecks of brown (irroration). The costa were a pale brown and the short silky fringe along the trailing margin was also tinged brown. Wing span was about 30 mm. Antennae were swept back and the head had a short brown snout.
Attracted to bright garden lights on a warm night.

''Hypsopygia acerasta'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904 and is found in Australia.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Jan 23, 2019. Captured Jan 22, 2019 23:49 in 9 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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