Hepialidae (family)
Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Greenleigh, NSW
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| Hepialidae (family) | ibaird | 9 Dec 2019 | |
| Hepialidae (family) | donhe | 9 Dec 2019 | |
| Abantiades atripalpis | LyndalT | 4 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Chrysalis case was 65mm long
6 comments
6 Dec 2019
I agree that Abantiades atripalpis is the only species with a pupa this long.
Was it poking out of a hole, or was a hole near it?
Was it poking out of a hole, or was a hole near it?
6 Dec 2019
No, it was in the middle of the drive. But it was a really windy day and may have blown out of the garden ( which is dry sclerophyll bush)
9 Dec 2019
It's not A. atripalpis time of year, and some other Hepialidae, eg A. labyrinthicus females, can be very large.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.250693-35.365160
- Places Greenleigh, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2019 06:53 AM Recorded on
- LyndalT Recorded by
- Case found on the ground Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- LyndalT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hepialidae (family) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hepialidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1771m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location