Elhamma australasiae

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

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Identification history

Elhamma australasiae	1 Mar 2025	DianneClarke
Elhamma australasiae	1 Mar 2025	donhe
Unverified	1 Mar 2025	kasiaaus

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2 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

1 Mar 2025

Hmm... I thought it looked more like an Oxycanus. I think the shape of Elhamma australasiae is slightly different and this moth seemed a little bit larger than the many Elhamma australasiae that I see every night.

ibaird wrote:

1 Mar 2025

I think is the larger plainer female of the species, see 'Moths in the ACT, p. 38.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050285 -35.208578
Altitude 593.0m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
23 Feb 2025 09:39 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm 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
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi

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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania