Abantiades atripalpis

1 Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Mirador, NSW

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

Abantiades atripalpis 25 Jul 2018 GlennCocking
Abantiades labyrinthicus 23 Jul 2018 hynesker1234

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Moth remained stationary as I photographed it on a cold morning, around 10 degrees. I was exercise walking in a residential area. It was the only one I’ve seen in my area. I’ve walked this path over the last 8 years.

3 comments

   24 Jul 2018
An interesting sighting! It looks very much like Abantiades atripalpis, which was seen in May this year in Tathra and identified at the time by Glenn Cocking (https://atlasoflife.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3397782). He noted that that was the first record from the NSW far south coast. What do you think Glenn?
   24 Jul 2018
I just noticed that your moth was sighted on the exact same day in May as that Abantiades atripalpis! Here is an interesting statement from Don Herbison-Evans' web site (http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/atripalpis.html) about this species - "The moths are famous for being able to predict rain. In some areas in autumn, the moths appear on only one night each year, yet all appear together in droves, and always just a few hours before a major downpour in that area"
   26 Jul 2018
Thanks for confirming that ID of Abantiades atripalpis, Glenn!

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 11 May 2018 07:05 AM Recorded on
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