1 A Swift or Ghost moth at Mongarlowe, NSW
Identification history
| Abantiades (genus)2 | 4 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Abantiades (genus)2 | 4 Mar 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Abantiades labyrinthicus | 4 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 3 Mar 2021 | LisaH |
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Swift moth?
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
4 Mar 2021
Even looking at Simonsen's monograph pictures of the species doesn;t convice me this is A. labrinthycus -although the patterning is well developed here; but similar labrynthine wing patterns seem to be also present in other local species. However a brown colured hindwing seems to be consistent.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Abantiades (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Abantiades (genus) Scientific name
- A Swift or Ghost moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1308.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes