Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth at Griffith, ACT
Identification history
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | 22 May 2025 | donhe | ||
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | 21 May 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 21 May 2025 | RobParnell |
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WendyEM
wrote:
21 May 2025
They are the shed pupal skins of Hepialid moths left behind when they emerge from their holes in the ground.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.139792-35.330181
- Places Griffith, ACT
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 21 May 2025 11:23 AM Recorded on
- RobParnell Recorded by
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RobParnell NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger 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
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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