Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Cotter Reserve
Identification history
| Abantiades atripalpis | 27 Sep 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Abantiades atripalpis | 5 Apr 2024 | donhe | ||
| Hepialidae (family) | 5 Apr 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Unverified | 5 Apr 2024 | JP95 |
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2 comments
RogerF
wrote:
5 Apr 2024
Whats more, did you count the eggs? Up to 20,000 in some species. The larvae of most species tunnel into the ground and emerge at night to feed on leaves so quite a challenge to rear them.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.947719-35.325622
- Altitude 494.4m
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2024 08:52 AM Recorded on
- JP95 Recorded by
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Collections
JP95 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Abantiades atripalpis Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Abantiades atripalpis Scientific name
- Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 795.62m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Trictena atripalpis
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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