Abantiades (genus)

A Swift or Ghost moth at Red Hill, ACT

Abantiades (genus) at Red Hill, ACT - 29 Mar 2025 01:42 PM

Abantiades (genus) at Red Hill, ACT - 29 Mar 2025 01:42 PM

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Identification history

	Abantiades (genus)	29 Mar 2025	donhe
	Abantiades (genus)	29 Mar 2025	ibaird
	Unidentified	29 Mar 2025	Dixie

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

30 Mar 2025

@Dixie : do you have a lateral view? Need to see the patterns on the forewings to identify the species.

Dixie wrote:

31 Mar 2025

Sorry but I couldn’t get a lateral view

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110611 -35.331456
Altitude 652.7m
Maps Federal Golf Course
Places Red Hill, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 Mar 2025 01:42 PM Recorded on
Dixie Recorded by
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Dixie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

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
Machine learning
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