A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Elhamma australasiae | 26 Feb 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Elhamma australasiae | 26 Feb 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 26 Feb 2025 | GirtsO |
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User's notes
Animal was brought in unknowingly from wash line & it overnighted in my underdaks in a drawer. Saw it in the morning as I was about to get dressed, put it out, took the photos, it eventually flew away with the sun at about 11am.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.059080-35.394489
- Altitude 621.0m
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2025 09:13 AM Recorded on
- GirtsO Recorded by
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GirtsO 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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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