Abantiades magnificus
1 Magnificent Ghost Moth at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Abantiades magnificus | GlennCocking | 27 Apr 2020 | |
| Abantiades magnificus | donhe | 31 Mar 2020 | |
| Abantiades labyrinthicus | donhe | 3 Dec 2019 | |
| Hepialidae (family) | GG | 3 Dec 2019 |
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Australian Ghost Moth?
1 comment
4 Dec 2019
The common names 'swift'ór 'ghost' moth seem to be used interchangebly for Hepiallidae species. This one is known as the Labrynthine Swift/Ghost moth because of its unique forewing patterning.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.952808-35.664200
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2019 12:27 PM Recorded on
- GG Recorded by
- Reeds Associated plant
- No Associated animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) GG Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Abantiades magnificus
Species information
- Abantiades magnificus Scientific name
- Magnificent Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1111.46m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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