Elhamma australasiae

A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Elhamma australasiae	9 Feb 2021	donhe
Elhamma australasiae	9 Feb 2021	ibaird
Unverified	8 Feb 2021	kasiaaus

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2 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

9 Feb 2021

Are you sure it's Elhamma australasiae? It looks so different to the other ones. I was hoping it could be Oncopera rufobrunnea or Oxycanus rufescens but they don't really match either.

ibaird wrote:

9 Feb 2021

Reasonably sure, but I always stand to becorrected! A highly variable species colour-wise, whose distinctive shape, I think, is one of the best guides to identification. First moths appear this time of year from January to March and they can be quite numerous. Its the females which tend to be plain often reddish coloured, but I never fail to be suprised at the different markings and colours I see.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.049617 -35.208917
Altitude 504.4m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Feb 2021 11:55 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Elhamma australasiae Scientific name
A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1117.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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