Elhamma australasiae
A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Elhamma australasiae | WendyEM | 12 Mar 2025 | |
| Elhamma australasiae | ibaird | 25 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | Zeffie | 5 Feb 2025 |
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User's notes
Having trouble identifying this moth, (some poor photo quality apologies), Small brown antennae, pink underside to I believe the wings unsure on the body hard to get a proper look before it flew off
3 comments
25 Feb 2025
Attention other moth moderators: Re-classifying this species into a single category:
'Elhamma australie A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae)'.
'Elhamma australie A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae)'.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.186553-35.330505
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2025 07:43 AM Recorded on
- Zeffie Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- Zeffie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Elhamma australasiae Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
Quality score
5 / 7
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