Abantiades (genus)
A Swift or Ghost moth at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Abantiades magnificus | donhe | 4 Mar 2021 | |
| Abantiades atripalpis | SWishart | 4 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
Dead on the firetrail with ants starting to cover it
2 comments
4 Mar 2021
I think that the position of the forewing longitudinal white flash, nearer the costa than to the hindmargin, and the black outlining of the flashes, look more like A. magnificus.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.952823-35.885302
- Altitude 1308.4m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2021 02:14 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Abantiades (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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6 / 7
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