Abantiades atripalpis

Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Tathra, NSW

Abantiades atripalpis at Tathra, NSW - 11 May 2018
Abantiades atripalpis at Tathra, NSW - 11 May 2018
Abantiades atripalpis at Tathra, NSW - 11 May 2018
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Identification history

Abantiades atripalpis 13 May 2018 GlennCocking
Abantiades atripalpis 12 May 2018 GlennCocking
Unidentified 11 May 2018 Joshwello

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3 comments

KerriLee wrote:
   12 May 2018
wow ... great! The first of these recorded for the target month survey!! And nice images too!
KerriLee wrote:
   12 May 2018
I think this is an Abantiades ... Glenn, our Moth expert, will be able to confirm the species for us.
GlennCocking wrote:
   12 May 2018
This is a very interesting sighting. Although the moth is widespread in both coastal and inland areas of southern Australia, I believe this is the first record from the NSW far south coast. It sometimes emerges en masse (ie thousands) after autumn rain in inland areas, but apparently that does not happen here. Note the prominent light antennae, which are structured into three combs. The species has recently had its genus name changed from Trictena.

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