Salma cholica (Meyrick, 1884)
 (previously known as Cacozelia cholica)
EPIPASCHIINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Rebecca Stroud, Bli Bli, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has forewings that have a complex pattern of shades of brown, with a broad pale area across the wingtip. The wingspan is about 3 cms.


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

This species has been found in Australia in:

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Sightings in southern states may be misidentifications:-

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    On the classification of Australian Pyralidina,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1884, p. 66, No. 5.

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    (written 30 January 2017, updated 6 April 2026)