Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE
Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 28 Oct 2024 | |
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | WendyEM | 28 Oct 2024 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 28 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 27 Oct 2024 |
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User's notes
This larva was in the ground in one of my vegetable pots. It was extremely soft to touch.
2 comments
28 Oct 2024
I used to have Elhamma australasiae in my lawn, but I never got around to digging up a few sods to seek them, but I did find pupal cases sticking out of the lawn. I don't know if they fed on the roots of the grass or the weeds, or both. Good luck rearing it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050106-35.208588
- Altitude 610.6m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2024 09:16 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
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