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Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

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Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

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DianneClarke wrote:
Yesterday
Will give it a shot. The eggs were all black this morning.
Elhamma australasiae
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
Meanwhile I popped a copy of your white-eggs photo into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/australasiae.html .
Hope you like it there?
Elhamma australasiae
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
How about a small tussock ? They would probably prefer a native grass.
Elhamma australasiae
DianneClarke wrote:
Yesterday
Might be a problem - don't have any lawn ....
Elhamma australasiae
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
I believe that the first instars burrow into the ground (of a lawn) and eat grass roots. Mine never got beyond looking for dirt to burrow into. I should have followed it up : given them a bit of lawn, and tried to dig out later instars. Be really good if you could do that and get photos of later instars.
Elhamma australasiae

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