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Fraus (genus)

A swift or ghost moth at Cotter River, ACT

Fraus (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 12 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Fraus (genus) 22 Feb 2018 donhe
Fraus (genus) 20 Feb 2018 GlennCocking
Unidentified 18 Feb 2018 Christine

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   20 Feb 2018
Size?
Christine wrote:
   20 Feb 2018
Oops! Blade of grass is around 1cm wide??
   21 Feb 2018
Given the shadow it's hard to say which of the Fraus species it is, but Fraus fusca seems the most likely.
Christine wrote:
   21 Feb 2018
Thank you Glenn, it was quite a lovely moth, my photo doesn't do it justice.

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Pasma tasmanica (Two-spotted Grass-skipper) at Cotter River, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 by RAllen
Diphucephala sp. (genus) (Green Scarab Beetle) at Cotter River, ACT - 3 Feb 2021 by CathB
Stenoderus suturalis (Stinking Longhorn) at Cotter River, ACT - 3 Feb 2021 by CathB
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Cotter River, ACT - 22 Dec 2020 by trevorpreston
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Cotter River, ACT - 22 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Blechnum penna-marina (Alpine Water Fern) at Cotter River, ACT - 22 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at Cotter River, ACT - 25 Nov 2020 by Christine
Meranoplus sp. (genus) (Shield Ant) at Cotter River, ACT - 25 Nov 2020 by Christine
Acaena novae-zelandiae (Bidgee Widgee) at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Jan 2019 by Christine
Anthela nicothoe (Urticating Anthelid) at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Jan 2019 by Christine
Eusynthemis guttata (Southern Tigertail) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Dec 2018 by Christine
Trichalus sp. (genus) (Net-winged beetle) at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Oct 2018 by Christine
Trichophthalma nicholsoni (Nicholson's tangle-veined fly) at Cotter River, ACT - 31 Jan 2018 by JohnBundock
Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. brevisepalus (Twin Flower Beard-Heath) at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Oct 2015 by KenT
Bossiaea foliosa (Leafy Bossiaea) at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Oct 2015 by KenT

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Species information

  • Fraus (genus) Scientific name
  • A swift or ghost moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 12 Feb 2018 03:53 PM Recorded on
  • Christine Recorded by

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