A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Elhamma australasiae | 12 Mar 2025 | donhe | ||
| Elhamma australasiae | 12 Mar 2025 | kasiaaus | ||
| Unverified | 24 Jan 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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1 comment
WendyEM
wrote:
24 Jan 2025
Hi Alison, while they are both the same species it would be best to remove shots 2-4 and create a new record for them. They are males.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029558-35.238163
- Altitude 621.3m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Jan 2025 11:19 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Elhamma australasiae Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- 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
- 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
- Description
- Additional attributes