Elhamma australasiae

A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Elhamma australasiae at Jerrabomberra, NSW - suppressed
Elhamma australasiae at Jerrabomberra, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Elhamma australasiae 25 Feb 2025 donhe
Elhamma australasiae 25 Feb 2025 ibaird
Elhamma australasie 28 Jan 2025 donhe
Elhamma australasie 28 Jan 2025 DianneClarke

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DianneClarke wrote:
   28 Jan 2025
@donhe Would these eggs be reasonably easy to raise - there are a lot of them!
donhe wrote:
   28 Jan 2025
I believe that the first instars burrow into the ground (of a lawn) and eat grass roots. Mine never got beyond looking for dirt to burrow into. I should have followed it up : given them a bit of lawn, and tried to dig out later instars. Be really good if you could do that and get photos of later instars.
DianneClarke wrote:
   28 Jan 2025
Might be a problem - don't have any lawn ....
donhe wrote:
   28 Jan 2025
How about a small tussock ? They would probably prefer a native grass.
donhe wrote:
   28 Jan 2025
Meanwhile I popped a copy of your white-eggs photo into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/australasiae.html .
Hope you like it there?
DianneClarke wrote:
   28 Jan 2025
Will give it a shot. The eggs were all black this morning.
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
Oops: 'australasiae'

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