Hepialidae (family)

Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Harrison, ACT

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Hepialidae (family) 26 Apr 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 25 Apr 2020 Alright

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I'm assuming this is the shell from a cicada nymph, but I don't really know. Can anyone confirm it? It was quite sizable and I can't think of another insect big enough to emerge from it.

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   26 Apr 2020
A bardee, ghost, swift or rain moth larval casing - see sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4249472
They are large moths
Alright wrote:
   26 Apr 2020
Thank you. It was an impressive casing. I appreciate the assistance in identifying it.

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