Abantiades atripalpis
Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Acton, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Abantiades atripalpis | ibaird | 31 Mar 2020 | ||
| Abantiades atripalpis | donhe | 31 Mar 2020 | ||
| Abantiades labyrinthicus | ibaird | 31 Mar 2020 | ||
| Unverified | YellowButton | 31 Mar 2020 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
On a concrete path. Nearly ran it over with my bike. Thankfully I missed it
1 comment
1 Apr 2020
A. labyrinthicus usually has submarginal labyrinthine markings, which this specimen hasn't.
I prefer A. atripalpis which often has the subcostal 1/2 moon shape shown by this specimen.
I prefer A. atripalpis which often has the subcostal 1/2 moon shape shown by this specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119492-35.292430
- Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2020 08:00 AM Recorded on
- YellowButton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- YellowButton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Abantiades atripalpis Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
-
Synonyms
Trictena atripalpis
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location