Abantiades atripalpis
Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Garran, ACT
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| Abantiades atripalpis | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 9 May 2018 |
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The dried pupae of this Hepialidae are windblown into clumps. Every time it rains there is another emergence. The dry weather seems to have favoured rhis moth!
2 comments
10 May 2018
Abantiades atripalpis is commonly called the Rain Moth.
I guess if it rains too much before they pupate (at the top of their burrow): the larvae get drowned in their burrows.
I guess if it rains too much before they pupate (at the top of their burrow): the larvae get drowned in their burrows.
11 Jul 2018
I always thought that many moths and butterflies emerged from the cocoon or chrysalis when the environment was likely to be favorable for them to continue their life cycle, eg feed on nectar, lay eggs which develop into caterpillars to feed on plants.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098311-35.339600
- Altitude 599.8m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 9 May 2018 03:50 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Abantiades atripalpis Scientific name
- Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 795.62m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Trictena atripalpis
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