Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Nicholls, ACT
Identification history
| Hepialidae (family) | 29 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Hepialidae (family) | 29 Dec 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | 21 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 21 Dec 2025 | ExcitableLights |
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User's notes
moth was on its back in the sun on concrete, but still flapping its wings strongly. Despite its strength, it is in bad condition.
1 comment
WendyEM
wrote:
29 Dec 2025
the huge moth and tiny antennae indicate a Hep. e.g. look at antennae on Sighting 4716237. This moth is a much larger species than that one however.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.083566-35.183034
- Altitude 680.8m
- Places Nicholls, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2025 12:35 PM Recorded on
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ExcitableLights NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Hepialidae (family) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Species information
- Hepialidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1771m Recorded at altitude
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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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