A Swift or Ghost moth at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Identification history
| Abantiades (genus) | 10 May 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Abantiades (genus) | 10 May 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Unverified | 10 May 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
The moth wings were found scattered along a walking track. Presumably a predator has caught and eaten the moth. The images show both sides of the four wings.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.936458-35.452097
- Altitude 772.5m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 May 2024 11:19 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Abantiades (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
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
- External link More information
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
- Description
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