Hepialidae (family)
Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Harrison, ACT
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| Hepialidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | Alright | 25 Apr 2020 |
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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.
2 comments
26 Apr 2020
A bardee, ghost, swift or rain moth larval casing - see sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4249472
They are large moths
They are large moths
26 Apr 2020
Thank you. It was an impressive casing. I appreciate the assistance in identifying it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158937-35.187903
- Places Harrison, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Apr 2020 02:36 PM Recorded on
- Alright Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Alright 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
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location