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Abantiades sp. (genus)
A Swift or Ghost moth at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Abantiades (genus)2 | 8 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Abantiades (genus)2 | 8 Mar 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Abantiades magnificus | 8 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Mar 2021 | Harrisi |
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3 comments
ibaird wrote:
8 Mar 2021
Looking at Simonsen (CSIRO 2018) p.259 I can see why you are suggesting A. magnificus (a female?). but I''m not sure how to distinguish it from A. latipennis, for example.
ibaird wrote:
8 Mar 2021
Looking at Simonsen (CSIRO 2018) p.259 I can see why you are suggesting A. magnificus (a female?). but I''m not sure how to distinguish it from A. latipennis, for example.
GlennCocking wrote:
8 Mar 2021
I would put my money on A. latipennis, but as per previous comments on these females I think we should stay at genus level.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.890127-35.457428
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Species information
- Abantiades sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Swift or Ghost moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 6 Mar 2021 01:54 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
Additional information
- Exocarpus cupressiformis Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
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