Abantiades atripalpis

2 Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

Abantiades atripalpis	30 Apr 2020	ibaird
Abantiades atripalpis	30 Apr 2020	owenh
Apina callisto	24 Apr 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	24 Apr 2020	LisaH

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LisaH wrote:

25 Apr 2020

Hi Michael. I'm just wondering about this as a pasture day moth? It seemed larger, and a different colour and patterning, and the legs weren't striped? I did not turn the body over, but the torso/head, seemed quite smooth and not coloured? I didn't turn the head over, so can't say so definitively.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
24 Apr 2020 07:33 AM Recorded on
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Abantiades atripalpis Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

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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