Elhamma australasiae

A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Lyons, ACT

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Identification history

Elhamma australasiae	25 Feb 2025	donhe
Elhamma australasiae	25 Feb 2025	ibaird
Elhamma australasie	26 Jan 2025	ibaird
Elhamma australasie	26 Jan 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	26 Jan 2025	NAL23

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3 comments

WendyEM wrote:

26 Jan 2025

female

ibaird wrote:

25 Feb 2025

Attention other moth moderators: Re-classifying this species into a single category:
'Elhamma australie A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae)'.

donhe wrote:

25 Feb 2025

@ibaird : oh please stop saying the new one is australsie That's what I turned the redundant one into. The new one has the correct spelling: australasiae

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Location information

Coordinates 149.073242 -35.345056
Altitude 630.2m
Places Lyons, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Jan 2025 10:48 PM Recorded on
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NAL23 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
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Synonyms
Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi

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