A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae) at Melba, ACT
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.
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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Collections
kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Elhamma australasiae 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi
Record quality
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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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