Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth at Lake George, NSW
Identification history
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | 17 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | 16 Mar 2025 | donhe | ||
| Elhamma australasiae | 16 Mar 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Coleoptera (order) immature | 9 Mar 2025 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
around wood with borer activity
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
16 Mar 2025
E. australasiae is thought to feed on grass roots, and is not a wood borer. The conical shape of the abdomen of this exuvia differs from the more bulbous shape shown in Sighting 4653595. Possibly close study of the spicules on the case could allow the determination of the species.
WendyEM
wrote:
17 Mar 2025
As it was not sticking out of a hole in the wood it may have nothing to do with the wood borers.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.376847-35.100300
- Altitude 690.6m
- Places Lake George, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2025 02:20 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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