A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Elhamma australasiae | 29 Jan 2023 | donhe | ||
| Elhamma australasiae | 28 Jan 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Oxycanus (genus) | 28 Jan 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Jan 2023 | JimL |
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User's notes
Seems to be a bit of breeding going on.
Apologies for the poor quality images. The phone camera was not playing the game, but hoped there is sufficient for an Id.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098206-35.277867
- Altitude 758.2m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2023 09:19 PM Recorded on
- JimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Wattle Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi
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
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