Aenetus ligniveren
3 Common Splendid Ghost Moth at Moruya, NSW
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| Aenetus ligniveren | JulieMorgan | 12 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 12 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
I could not work out what this was for a while - most interesting resting shape. Wing span approx. 4cm.
4 comments
12 Jan 2023
Wow ! Well done noticing this one. I've not seen this species in the Eurobodalla in 12 years of mothing. May I enquire as to the habitat?
12 Jan 2023
Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- LisaH South Coast NatureMapr Aenetus ligniveren Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Aenetus ligniveren Scientific name
- Common Splendid Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1192.57m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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