Abantiades atripalpis
Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Wodonga, VIC
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| Abantiades atripalpis | WingsToWander | 15 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 15 Aug 2021 |
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User's notes
this shell / exoskeleton? was next to a hole in the ground near a fallen branch. Is this the ghost moth again?
3 comments
16 Aug 2021
@Kyliegw keep your eyes peeled after we have a spring/summer rain event as that triggers their metamorphosis.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.901058-36.138481
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Aug 2021 09:47 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Abantiades atripalpis Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Abantiades atripalpis Scientific name
- Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 795.62m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Trictena atripalpis
Record quality
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4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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