Hepialidae (family)
Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Hackett, ACT
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| Hepialidae (family) | waltraud | 24 Apr 2026 | ||
| Hepialidae (family) | ibaird | 23 Apr 2026 | ||
| Abantiades atripalpis | waltraud | 16 Apr 2026 |
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User's notes
Around 100 emerged in 2 nights at Friends of Mt Majura improvement site along drainage; the site where the moths emerged seems to have expanded over the 22 years since FoMM began work.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.167406-35.244483
- Altitude 638.2m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 14 Apr 2026 08:56 AM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- waltraud NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hepialidae (family) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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