Rhapsa scotosialis

Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
41I0427E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Species profile

Rhapsa scotosialis

FamilyErebidae GenusRhapsa NZ statusNative

Larvae feed on freshly fallen leaves and epiphytic mosses in native forest. Adults have long upturned palps forming a prominent 'snout' and are one of the more commonly encountered nocturnal forest moths in New Zealand.

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Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
BNM-N50037 | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
BNM-W233491E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
BNM-W00216E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
BMcQ-8476E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
BMcQ-7169E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
BNM-12293E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender owlet moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
McQuillan_5DsR_A021512 | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
41I0427E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
IMG_9351E | Rhapsa scotosialis
Slender Owlet Moth (Rhapsa scotosialis), Erebidae, photographed in New Zealand by Bryce McQuillan
IMG_0911E | Rhapsa scotosialis
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