Hepialidae (family)

Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Harrison, ACT

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Identification history

	Hepialidae (family)	26 Apr 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.158937 -35.187903
Places Harrison, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Apr 2020 02:36 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Alright Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

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
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