Elhamma australasiae

Elhamma at Charleys Forest, NSW

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Identification history

Elhamma australasiae	13 Feb 2023	donhe
Elhamma australasiae	12 Feb 2023	ibaird
Unidentified	12 Feb 2023	arjay

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Another Elhamma? If so colour variation is huge. This one quite a pale beige in overall colour. The rest have been more chocolate brown. Have to be one of the hairiest moths around.

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donhe wrote:

12 Feb 2023

I agree the forewing pattern and size are consistent with Elhamma, but I do not recall seeing an Elhamma that hairy. This is more like Lasiocampidae, Lymantriinae or Notodontidae?

ibaird wrote:

12 Feb 2023

There are E. australasiae examples on ALA with similar markings e.g.:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/6cf7bd7d-e003-4019-b5e1-2847597705c7
And several are quite hirsute looking e.g.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/92583729-2621-45b3-b8cb-1c4604e17bcb#gallery

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Charleys Forest, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
11 Feb 2023 09:42 PM Recorded on
arjay Recorded by

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Elhamma australasiae Scientific name
Elhamma Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1117.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi

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