A Swift or Ghost moth at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Abantiades (genus) | 22 May 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Abantiades (genus) | 3 May 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 2 May 2026 | LisaH |
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I found this moth at night, near the end of her life. I put her safely in a container, to take a picture during the day. In the morning, I found she'd laid hundreds of beige coloured eggs. By evening, they'd turned to this dark colour. My question is - what should I do with the eggs? Where should I put them for the larvae's best chance of survival?
1 comment
WendyEM
wrote:
3 May 2026
Possibly the best idea for the eggs is to scatter them on the ground beneath gum trees
Location information
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Abantiades (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Abantiades (genus) Scientific name
- A Swift or Ghost moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1308.4m 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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