Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE
Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth at Griffith, ACT
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| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 22 May 2025 | |
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | WendyEM | 21 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | RobParnell | 21 May 2025 |
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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
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- RobParnell NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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